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Every source behind the Kansas guide

7 primary records, quoted verbatim and checked against 24 named presence or absence conditions that must pass against the live government text. Open the record, read the words the publishing body actually used, and confirm the current rule for yourself.

Last full re-fetch September 15, 2026

What each source establishes

The Kansas guide rests on the source-backed rules this site can verify for the state: which simplified procedure exists and what it limits, what the court charges, how the person administering the estate may be paid, and the statutory creditor-deadline clocks the official text states.Every published rule below is quoted in the publisher’s own words rather than summarised.

Simplified-procedure rule

K.S.A. 59-1507b

Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · L. 2024 · Verified August 9, 2026

(a) When a resident of the state dies, whether testate or intestate, if the total assets of the estate of the decedent subject to probate do not exceed $75,000 in value

What was published from this source

  • KS K.S.A. 59-1507b

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • threshold 75000
  • section identity
  • 2024 amendment
  • section identity

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Creditor deadline rule

K.S.A. 59-2239

Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · History: L. 1939 · Verified August 9, 2026

shall be forever barred from payment unless the demand is presented within the later of: (a) four months from the date of first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 , and amendments thereto; or (b) if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given

What was published from this source

  • KS K.S.A. 59-2239

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • KS later-of publication and actual notice
  • KS six-month outer bar from death
  • KS 59-2239 section identity
  • section identity

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Creditor deadline rule

K.S.A. 59-2236

Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · History: L. 1939 · Verified August 9, 2026

59-2236. Notice to creditors. (a) The publication notice to creditors shall be to all persons concerned. It shall state the date of the filing of the petition for administration or petition for probate of a will and shall notify the creditors of the decedent to exhibit their demands against the estate within four months from the date of the first published notice as provided by law and that, if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

What was published from this source

  • KS K.S.A. 59-2236

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • KS four-month publication period
  • KS 59-2236 section identity
  • section identity

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Simplified-procedure rule

K.S.A. 59-3201

Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · History: L. 1975 · Verified August 9, 2026

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.

What was published from this source

  • KS K.S.A. 59-3201

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • KS simplified estates act citation
  • KS 59-3201 section identity
  • section identity

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Simplified-procedure rule

K.S.A. 59-3202

Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · History: L. 1975 · Verified August 9, 2026

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 determine whether the estate shall be administered as a simplified estate or as a supervised estate. In making such determination, the court may consider the size of the estate; the degree of kinship of the heirs, devisees and persons seeking appointment; the solvency of the estate; the nature of the estate; the wishes of the heirs and devisees; the probable cost of estate administration and settlement; and any other pertinent matters.

What was published from this source

  • KS K.S.A. 59-3202

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • KS court determines simplified vs supervised
  • KS 59-3202 section identity
  • section identity

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Executor compensation rule

K.S.A. 59-1717

Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · Publisher states no currentness signal; manual session review required · Verified August 9, 2026

just and reasonable. At any time during administration the fiduciary may apply to the court for an allowance upon his or her compensation and upon attorneys' fees.

What was published from this source

  • KS K.S.A. 59-1717

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • just and reasonable standard
  • section identity
  • section identity

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Court cost rule

K.S.A. 59-104

Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · History: L. 1984, ch. 147, § 1; · Verified August 9, 2026

59-213 , and amendments thereto 23.50 Decrees in probate from another state 173.00 Probate of an estate or of a will 109.50 Civil commitment under K.S.A.

What was published from this source

  • KS K.S.A. 59-104

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • probate docket fee 109.50
  • surcharge window expired
  • section identity
  • section identity

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Statutes read in full for Kansas

These are the Kansas provisions read end to end on the enacting state’s own site, rather than summarised from a secondary source. The middle column is what reading each one actually established for Kansas — not a restatement of the topic — and the last column records the date the wording was read, so a later amendment can be spotted by comparing dates.

CitationWhat reading it establishedRead on
K.S.A. § 59-1507b (transfer of certain personal property to successor)Kansas transfers the property without any court at all, and the receipt itself discharges the payer — small estate route note2026-09-17
K.S.A. § 59-1717 (compensation and expenses), L. 1939, ch. 180, § 147Kansas publishes no percentage at all, and pays the fiduciary and the attorney under the same standard — representative pay note2026-09-17
K.S.A. § 59-2239 (claims against estate; time for filing; when barred)Kansas bars the claim on one clock and the creditor’s standing to have any claim at all on a second — creditor deadline note2026-09-17

Kansas source decision map

How the Kansas records fit together

The source record is most useful when each citation has a job. This map links the Kansas procedure, cost, compensation, and deadline records to the decision each one can and cannot answer.

QuestionRecorded Kansas answerCarry into the case
What route is being screened?Small estate affidavit (K.S.A. 59-1507b); Kansas Simplified Estates Act administration (K.S.A. 59-3201 to 59-3206)Confirm that the will, prior appointment, family facts, and asset titles fit this route.
What property and basis count?personal probate property only; gross value for this route.Keep real property, liens, beneficiary transfers, and survivorship transfers classified separately.
What is the amount screen?$75,000Use the counted property, not a bank-balance shortcut.
What is the time or deadline record?No waiting-period number verified; Kansas keeps three separate claim clocks. Under K.S.A. 59-2239 a demand is forever barred unless presented within the LATER of (a) four months from the date of first publication of notice to creditors under K.S.A. 59-2236, or (b) where the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given. Both run only if the estate is opened: no creditor has a claim unless a petition for probate or administration is filed within six months after the decedent's death. The four-month period is stated in months, so it is not reduced to a fixed number of days.Keep the event that starts each clock with the date; do not combine separate periods into one number.
What does the cost record establish?$109.50 is the recorded statewide amount.Ask the District Court about local surcharges, copies, publication, bond, and later filings.
What does compensation use?K.S.A. 59-1717 entitles a fiduciary to 'just and reasonable' compensation for services, plus necessary expenses; there is no statutory percentage schedule. The court reviews reasonableness, and a will provision on compensation is honored subject to the statute. The relevant base is the estate accounting.Keep the will, task log, receipts, and accounting base together; extraordinary work is separate.

Decision boundary

What the Kansas source set does not silently decide

The Kansas records establish the rules listed above, but they do not turn a source citation into advice about title, family priority, tax filing, contested proceedings, or the exact clerk practice in every county. Those questions stay with the official court or a qualified adviser. The useful next step is to match the question to the citation rather than treating the longest quote as the answer to every estate problem.

Arithmetic illustration

See the Kansas amount screen without mistaking it for a result

The recorded Kansas ceiling is $75,000, and it is tested against personal probate property only, on a basis this site records as gross value for this route. Counted that way, $56,300 sits below the Kansas figure and $93,800 sits above it. Both are comparisons to a published number rather than legal outcomes: two estates holding the same total can land on opposite sides of this line, because what Kansas counts and how it values it are decided before the comparison is made.

Illustrative counted amountComparison to the Kansas ceilingWhat it does not decide
$56,300Below $75,000Title, liens, waiting period, appointment, or creditor duties
$93,800Above $75,000Whether another statutory route or court process applies

Next evidence to collect

Open the quoted record for the row you rely on and check the publisher's current text before filing.

  1. Record the date of death, the county, and the exact proceeding or affidavit being considered.
  2. Classify each asset by title, beneficiary, trust, real-property status, and the value basis shown above.
  3. Open the official court material below and keep its form or schedule with the estate record.
  4. Do not distribute property until the route, creditor position, and required approvals are resolved.

Official material

Kansas publishes no court artifact in this registry. Kansas probate is heard in the District Court of each county. The Kansas Judicial Council promulgates the statewide small-estate affidavit and decedent's-estate forms, but the Kansas Judiciary websites (kscourts.gov and the Judicial Council at kjc.ks.gov) return HTTP 403 to automated clients, so no court-resource URL could be verified as reachable for inclusion; the controlling forms live under the Kansas Judicial Council 'Decedent's Estate' probate forms.

Kansas probate is heard in the District Court of each county. The Kansas Judicial Council promulgates the statewide small-estate affidavit and decedent's-estate forms, but the Kansas Judiciary websites (kscourts.gov and the Judicial Council at kjc.ks.gov) return HTTP 403 to automated clients, so no court-resource URL could be verified as reachable for inclusion; the controlling forms live under the Kansas Judicial Council 'Decedent's Estate' probate forms.

Source trail

Records used by this Kansas map

  • K.S.A. 59-1507bK.S.A. 59-1507b Small estate affidavit; reviewed August 9, 2026
  • K.S.A. 59-2239K.S.A. 59-2239 Claims against estate; time for filing; when barred; reviewed August 9, 2026
  • K.S.A. 59-2236K.S.A. 59-2236 Notice to creditors; reviewed August 9, 2026
  • K.S.A. 59-3201K.S.A. 59-3201 Citation of act (Kansas Simplified Estates Act); reviewed August 9, 2026
  • K.S.A. 59-3202K.S.A. 59-3202 Administration as simplified estate or supervised estate; determination by court; reviewed August 9, 2026
  • K.S.A. 59-1717K.S.A. 59-1717 Compensation and expenses of fiduciaries; reviewed August 9, 2026
  • K.S.A. 59-104K.S.A. 59-104 Docket fee; reviewed August 9, 2026

What Kansas courts publish

The statutes on this page state the rule. These are the documents the court itself publishes. Every link is probed before release, and any link that stops resolving fails the build rather than staying on the page.

No Kansas court document is linked here. The notes below state why, rather than leaving the absence unexplained.

Limits on court material

  • Kansas probate is heard in the District Court of each county. The Kansas Judicial Council promulgates the statewide small-estate affidavit and decedent's-estate forms, but the Kansas Judiciary websites (kscourts.gov and the Judicial Council at kjc.ks.gov) return HTTP 403 to automated clients, so no court-resource URL could be verified as reachable for inclusion; the controlling forms live under the Kansas Judicial Council 'Decedent's Estate' probate forms.

Checking these Kansas records against the publishers

Every citation above links to the body that publishes it, and every quoted sentence is reproduced exactly, so a text search on the publisher’s own page should land on it. Where the publisher’s current wording differs from what is recorded here, the publisher governs and this page is wrong; naming the citation and the language you see maps the difference onto a specific condition rather than a general complaint. The full procedure, including how a source qualifies in the first place and what disqualifies one, is set out once on the methodology page instead of being restated on each of the254 state records.

These records cover the cost and route questions this site answers for Kansas. They do not cover intestate succession shares, spousal and family allowances, creditor priority, tax filing obligations, real-property transfer mechanics, or contested proceedings. Where an answer would require one of those, the site says so rather than estimating.

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