Chapter 59 — PROBATE CODE
862 sections in this chapter.
K.S.A. 59-3074 Repealed
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59-3074. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 25; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Source or Prior Law: 59-3036. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docu…
K.S.A. 59-3075 Repealed
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59-3075. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 26; L. 2007, ch. 127, § 30; L. 2017, ch. 19, § 22; L. 2023, ch. 65, § 6; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Source or Prior Law: 59-3018. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned in determining whether homestead had been abandoned by con…
K.S.A. 59-3076 Repealed
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59-3076. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 27; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance …
K.S.A. 59-3077 Repealed
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59-3077. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 28; L. 2012, ch. 91, § 38; L. 2016, ch. 92, § 84; L. 2018, ch. 71, § 20; L. 2025, ch. 90, § 14; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 125, § 15; January 1, 2026. Source or Prior Law: 59-3018a. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policie…
K.S.A. 59-3078 Repealed
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59-3078. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 29; L. 2017, ch. 19, § 23; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Source or Prior Law: 59-3019 through 59-3025. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Conservator innocently misused conservatorship funds when he paid court-ordered child support and …
K.S.A. 59-3079 Repealed
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59-3079. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 30; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance …
K.S.A. 59-3080 Repealed
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59-3080. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 31; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 229; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents…
K.S.A. 59-3081 Repealed
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59-3081. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 32; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance …
K.S.A. 59-3082 Repealed
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59-3082. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 33; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Source or Prior Law: 59-3026. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docu…
K.S.A. 59-3083 Repealed
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59-3083. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 34; L. 2006, ch. 29, § 1; L. 2008, ch. 64, § 10; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Source or Prior Law: 59-3029. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meeti…
K.S.A. 59-3084 Repealed
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59-3084. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 35; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Source or Prior Law: 59-3029, 59-3030, 59-3035. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Arc…
K.S.A. 59-3085 Repealed
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59-3085. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 36; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Source or Prior Law: 59-3029, 59-3030, 59-3035. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Arc…
K.S.A. 59-3086 Repealed
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59-3086. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 37; L. 2007, ch. 190, § 15; L. 2015, ch. 42, § 18; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Source or Prior Law: 59-3030, 59-3031. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archive…
K.S.A. 59-3087 Repealed
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59-3087. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 38; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance …
K.S.A. 59-3088 Repealed
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59-3088. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 39; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Conservator innocently misused conservatorship funds when he paid court-ordered child support and medical obligations with conservatorship funds; recovery costs payabl…
K.S.A. 59-3089 Repealed
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59-3089. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 40; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Any of the costs to recover misused conservatorship funds or assets are to be paid to the conservatorship estate. In re Conservatorship of Chapman, 36 Kan. App. 2d 730…
K.S.A. 59-3090 Repealed
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59-3090. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 41; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Source or Prior Law: 59-3027. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docu…
K.S.A. 59-3091 Repealed
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59-3091. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 42; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Source or Prior Law: 59-3028. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docu…
K.S.A. 59-3092 Repealed
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59-3092. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 43; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Source or Prior Law: 59-3028. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docu…
K.S.A. 59-3093 Repealed
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59-3093. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 44; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance …
K.S.A. 59-3094 Repealed
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59-3094. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 45; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 230; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Source or Prior Law: 59-3032. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATU…
K.S.A. 59-3095 Repealed
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59-3095. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 46; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance …
K.S.A. 59-3096 Repealed
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59-3096. History: L. 2002, ch. 114, § 80; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance …
K.S.A. 59-3097 Repealed
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59-3097. History: L. 2010, ch. 52, § 1; Repealed, L. 2025, ch. 40, § 167; January 1, 2026. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Do…
K.S.A. 59-3101 Testamentary additions to trusts
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59-3101. Testamentary additions to trusts. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 59-1701, a devise or bequest, the validity of which is determinable by the law of this state, may be made by a will to the trustee or trustees of a trust established or to be established by the testato…
K.S.A. 59-3102 Effect on prior wills
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59-3102. Effect on prior wills. This act shall have no effect upon any devise or bequest made by a will executed prior to the effective date of this act. History: L. 1968, ch. 203, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Do…
K.S.A. 59-3103 Uniformity of interpretation
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59-3103. Uniformity of interpretation. This act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. History: L. 1968, ch. 203, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archiv…
K.S.A. 59-3104 Short title
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59-3104. Short title. This act may be cited as the "uniform testamentary additions to trusts act." History: L. 1968, ch. 203, § 4; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archi…
K.S.A. 59-3105 Supplemental to and part of the probate code
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59-3105. Supplemental to and part of the probate code. This act shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas probate code. History: L. 1968, ch. 203, § 5; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meeti…
K.S.A. 59-3201 Citation of act
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59-3201. Citation of act. K.S.A. 59-3201 to 59-3206, inclusive, shall be named and may be cited as the Kansas simplified estates act. History: L. 1975, ch. 299, § 29; January 1, 1976. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "A Practical Review of the 1975 Kansas Probate Code Revis…
K.S.A. 59-3202 Administration as simplified estate or supervised estate; determination by court
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59-3202. Administration as simplified estate or supervised estate; determination by court. On the hearing of a petition for the appointment of an administrator or for the probate of a will where administration is sought under the Kansas simplified estates act, the court shall det…
K.S.A. 59-3203 Administration as simplified estate; applicable procedure
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59-3203. Administration as simplified estate; applicable procedure. (a) If the court has determined that the estate shall be administered as a simplified estate, further proceedings shall be under the provisions of the Kansas simplified estates act with the following exceptions: …
K.S.A. 59-3204 Executor or administrator; duties
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59-3204. Executor or administrator; duties. (a) The executor or administrator appointed under the Kansas simplified estates act shall collect the decedent's assets, file an inventory and valuation, pay claims of creditors, and pay taxes owed by the decedent or the decedent's esta…
K.S.A. 59-3205 Court supervision not required; exceptions; order to close estate
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59-3205. Court supervision not required; exceptions; order to close estate. After an estate has been opened under the Kansas simplified estates act and letters testamentary or letters of administration under this act have been issued, no further court supervision is necessary or …
K.S.A. 59-3206 Objections to continuing administration as simplified estate; procedure; change to supervised administration
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59-3206. Objections to continuing administration as simplified estate; procedure; change to supervised administration. After letters testamentary or letters of administration have been issued under the Kansas simplified estates act, if: (a) Any person having an interest in the es…
K.S.A. 59-3301 Title of act; effective date
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59-3301. Title of act; effective date. (a) K.S.A. 59-3301 through 59-3306 may be cited as the Kansas informal administration act and shall be construed as supplemental to and as a part of the Kansas probate code. (b) The provisions of K.S.A. 59-3301 through 59-3306 shall take eff…
K.S.A. 59-3302 Petition; contents
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59-3302. Petition; contents. (a) Any person interested in an estate may petition for informal administration. (b) The petition shall contain: (1) The name and residence address of the petitioner. (2) The interest of the petitioner in the estate. (3) The name, residence address an…
K.S.A. 59-3303 Notice of hearing
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59-3303. Notice of hearing. Notice of hearing in all proceedings commenced pursuant to this act in which title to real estate is to be assigned by the court shall be given pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2209 and amendments thereto. In all other cases, notice shall be given or waived as pr…
K.S.A. 59-3304 Orders of court if informal administration appropriate; bond
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59-3304. Orders of court if informal administration appropriate; bond. (a) Whenever the court finds that an estate can be completely administered under the Kansas informal administration act: (1) The court shall make the following orders: (A) For informal administration of the es…
K.S.A. 59-3305 Orders of court if informal administration not appropriate
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59-3305. Orders of court if informal administration not appropriate. The court may determine that administration under the Kansas informal administration act is not appropriate because of contested matters, the need for administration, disagreement among beneficiaries or any othe…
K.S.A. 59-3306 Appraisal of property
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59-3306. Appraisal of property. The district court, in its discretion, may order an appraisal of the property before making the orders contemplated by subsection (a) of K.S.A. 59-3304. The appraisal shall be made by one or more appraisers approved by the court. History: L. 1985, …
K.S.A. 59-3401 Statutory rule against perpetuities
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59-3401. Statutory rule against perpetuities. (a) Validity of Nonvested Property Interest. A nonvested property interest is invalid unless: (1) When the interest is created, it is certain to vest or terminate no later than 21 years after the death of an individual then alive; or …
K.S.A. 59-3402 Same; nonvested property interest or power of appointment, creation
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59-3402. Same; nonvested property interest or power of appointment, creation. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) and in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 59-3405, the time of creation of a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment is determined under general pri…
K.S.A. 59-3403 Same; reformation
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59-3403. Same; reformation. Upon the petition of an interested person, a court shall reform a disposition in the manner that most closely approximates the transferor's manifested plan of distribution and is within the 90 years allowed by subsections (a)(2), (b)(2) or (c)(2) of K.…
K.S.A. 59-3404 Statutory rule against perpetuities, exclusions
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59-3404. Statutory rule against perpetuities, exclusions. K.S.A. 59-3401, and amendments thereto, the statutory rule against perpetuities, does not apply to: (1) A nonvested property interest or a power of appointment arising out of a nondonative transfer, except a nonvested prop…
K.S.A. 59-3405 Same; prospective application
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59-3405. Same; prospective application. (a) Except as extended by subsection (b), this act applies to a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment that is created on or after the effective date of this act. For purposes of this section, a nonvested property interest or…
K.S.A. 59-3406 Same; short title
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59-3406. Same; short title. This act may be cited as the uniform statutory rule against perpetuities. History: L. 1992, ch. 302, § 6; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Ar…
K.S.A. 59-3407 Same; uniformity of application and construction
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59-3407. Same; uniformity of application and construction. This act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it. History: L. 1992, ch. 302, § 7; July 1. Previous | Next L…
K.S.A. 59-3408 Same; supersession
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59-3408. Same; supersession. This act supersedes the rule of the common law known as the rule against perpetuities. History: L. 1992, ch. 302, § 8; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR …
K.S.A. 59-3501 Real estate; transfer-on-death
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59-3501. Real estate; transfer-on-death. (a) An interest in real estate may be titled in transfer-on-death, TOD, form by recording a deed signed by the record owner of such interest, designating a grantee beneficiary or beneficiaries of the interest. Such deed shall transfer owne…