Transfer of trust estates from district magistrate judge

59-2402d. Transfer of trust estates from district magistrate judge. When a trust estate is created by a will admitted to probate by order of any district magistrate judge of this state, any beneficiary or the trustee of such trust estate may at any time file a petition requesting the transfer of such trust estate to the chief judge for assignment to a district judge. Notice shall be given as ordered by the court, if notice is found by the court to be necessary. Upon the filing of such request, the district magistrate judge shall transfer the file in the estate, or so much thereof as may be necessary for a proper administration of the trust estate, to the chief judge. Appeals from judgments and orders of a district judge made pursuant to this act may be taken as appeals in other civil cases. History: L. 1961, ch. 273, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 242, § 59; L. 1977, ch. 112, § 22; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 87; L. 1999, ch. 57, § 51; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Will found to violate the common-law rule against perpetuities and the allied rules against limitation upon alienation and unlawful accumulation; invalid provision stricken and will upheld. In re Estate of Foster, 190 Kan. 498, 376 P.2d 784. 2. District court's supervisory jurisdiction mentioned but not decided. In re Bowlus, 197 Kan. 351, 355, 416 P.2d 711. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026