Kansas Statutes
§ 59-617 — Limitation on probate of written will
Kansas § 59-617
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Bluebook
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 59-617 (2026).
Text
No will of a testator who died while a resident of this state shall be effectual to pass property unless a petition is filed for the probate of such will within six months after the death of the testator, except as hereinafter provided.
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Related
In re Estate of Oroke
445 P.3d 742 (Supreme Court of Kansas, 2019)
In Re Estate of Pallister
770 P.2d 494 (Court of Appeals of Kansas, 1989)
In Re the Estate of Forrester
762 P.2d 198 (Court of Appeals of Kansas, 1988)
In Re the Estate of Rickabaugh
358 P.3d 859 (Court of Appeals of Kansas, 2015)
In re King
855 P.2d 963 (Supreme Court of Kansas, 1993)
In Re the Estate of Brenner
362 P.3d 30 (Court of Appeals of Kansas, 2015)
In re Estate of Rickabaugh
(Court of Appeals of Kansas, 2015)
Legislative History
L. 1939, ch. 180, § 53; L. 1943, ch. 213, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 215, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 191, § 8; July 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 59-1001
Management; bond§ 59-1002
When administrator takes charge§ 59-1004
Sale of assets§ 59-101
Name of act§ 59-102
Definitions§ 59-104
Docket fee; authorized only by legislative enactment; poverty affidavit; additional court costs§ 59-1101
Bond requirements and conditions§ 59-1102
Approval and prosecution§ 59-1103
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