Chapter 59 — PROBATE CODE

59-3502. Same; filing of form with register of deeds. An interest in real estate is titled in transfer-on-death form by executing, acknowledging and recording in the office of the register of deeds in the county where the real estate is located, prior to the death of the owner, a…

59-3503. Same; beneficiary; revocation; change; revocation by will, prohibited. (a) A designation of the grantee beneficiary may be revoked at any time prior to the death of the record owner, by executing, acknowledging and recording in the office of the register of deeds in the …

59-3504. Transfer-on-death of interest in real estate; vesting of ownership in beneficiary; grantee beneficiary; judicial proceedings subject to probate code to determine descent; application of section. (a) Title to the interest in real estate recorded in transfer-on-death form …

59-3505. Same; joint owner. (a) A record joint owner of an interest in real estate may use the procedures in this act to title such interest in transfer-on-death form. However, title to such interest shall vest in the designated grantee beneficiary or beneficiaries only if such r…

59-3506. Same; application of K.S.A. 58-2414 to grantor. The provisions of K.S.A. 58-2414, and amendments thereto, apply to the grantor of a transfer-on-death deed. History: L. 1997, ch. 176, § 6; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Arch…

59-3507. Same; nontestamentary disposition. A deed in transfer-on-death form shall not be considered a testamentary disposition and shall not be invalidated due to nonconformity with the provisions of chapter 59 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated. History: L. 1997, ch. 176, § 7; Ju…

59-3508. Motor vehicles; transfer-on-death. A motor vehicle, as defined by K.S.A. 8-126, and amendments thereto, may be titled in transfer-on-death, TOD, form by including in the certificate of title a designation of a beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom the motor vehicle shall …

59-3509. Same; certificate of title. A motor vehicle is registered in transfer-on-death form by designating on the certificate of title, the name of the owner, the names of tenant in common owner or the names of the joint tenant with right of survivorship owners, followed in subs…

59-3510. Same; beneficiaries; interest; change. The transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries shall have no interest in the motor vehicle until the death of the owner or the last survivor of the joint tenant with right of survivorship owners. A beneficiary designation may be…

59-3511. Same; vesting of ownership in beneficiary. Ownership of a motor vehicle titled in transfer-on-death form, for which an application for a subsequent certificate of title has not been filed, shall vest in the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries on the death of the owne…

59-3512. Same; nontestamentary disposition. A certificate of title in transfer-on-death form shall not be considered a testamentary disposition or be invalidated due to nonconformity with the provisions of chapter 59 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. Histo…

59-3513. Other nontestamentary transfers. (a) A provision in the following for a nonprobate transfer on death is nontestamentary: (1) Insurance policy or annuity contract; (2) contract of employment; (3) current employee compensation or benefit program; (4) deferred compensation …