2009 Kansas Code
Chapter 59 PROBATE CODE
Article 22 PROBATE PROCEDURE
59-2251. Decree of descent.
59-2251
59-2251. Decree of descent. Upon the filing of a petition for determination of descent, the court shall fix the time and place for the hearing on the petition. Notice of any such hearing upon which title to real estate is to be assigned shall be given pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2209 and amendments thereto. In all other cases, notice shall be given or waived as provided in K.S.A. 59-2208 and amendments thereto. Upon proof of the petition, the court shall allow it and enter the court's decree assigning the property to the persons entitled thereto at the time of the decedent's death pursuant to the law of intestate succession in effect on the date of the decedent's death or a valid settlement agreement. For decedents dying before July 1, 1998, unless the death of the decedent has occurred more than 10 years prior to the decree of descent, no decree shall be entered until after the determination and payment of inheritance taxes.
History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 227; L. 1941, ch. 284, § 12; L. 1978, ch. 221, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 191, § 41; L. 1987, ch. 212, § 4; L. 2000, ch. 76, § 5; July 1.
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