When any will is offered for probate, the court shall require a verified application to be filed by the person offering the same. Such application shall state the residence of the testator at the time of his death and such other facts as may be necessary to establish the jurisdiction of the court, and the names, ages and post office addresses of the testator’s surviving spouse and, if required by the court, heirs at law, or such as are known. An application for probate and for appointment as executor or administrator with the will annexed may be combined in one (1) application.
Effective: January 2, 1978
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 394.145

  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.

History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 357, effective January
2, 1978. — Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 168, sec. 10. — Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch.
200, sec. 6. — Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 167, sec. 6.

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