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Kansas probate articles

• How Do You Make a Valid Will In Kansas?

  2021-04-07

  To create a valid will under Kansas law, the will must be: In writing; Signed at the end by the person making the will; and Attested and subscribed by two witnesses.   The requirements for making a valid will under Kansas law are set f…

• Kansas Supreme Court: “Any Person” Means What It Says In Double Penalty Probate Statute For Conversion Of Decedent’s Property

  2021-02-04

  In the January 22, 2021 opinion of In re Estate of Taylor , the Kansas Supreme Court interpreted the plain language of the Kansas Probate Code’s conversion statute to determine that the double penalty provision for conversion of a decedent’…

• Surviving Spouse Rights Kansas

  2019-09-23

  Kansas surviving spouses have important rights under Kansas probate laws, including: Homestead Exemption Intestate Share Monetary Allowance Elective Share Exempt Property The more informed a surviving spouse is about these widow's rights, t…

• Who Are Next Of Kin In Kansas?

  2020-10-16

  The term next of kin is often used synonymously with the term heirs at law under Kansas intestate succession law. The next of kin heirs at law in Kansas are: Surviving spouse Children Parents Siblings What Next of Kin Inherit Under Kansas I…