Kansas Statutes 59-1501a. Reopening estates of decedents; purposes
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 59-1501a
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Deed: is a pplied to an instrument conveying lands but does not imply a sealed instrument. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Testate: To die leaving a will.
A testate or intestate estate which has been closed may be reopened in the manner herein provided for the purpose of:
(a) Distributing property of the decedent which was not included in the inventory of the estate and is discovered after the estate is closed; or
(b) executing or delivering a deed to real property which was transferred or sold prior to or during probate of the estate, or was distributed prior to closing of the estate, but the deed to which was not executed or was not delivered prior to closing of the estate.