Kansas Statutes 59-2247. Petition and notice of final settlement
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 59-2247
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Executor: includes an administrator where the subject matter applies to an administrator. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) The petition of an executor or an administrator for a final settlement and accounting, and a determination of the persons entitled to the estate of a decedent, shall, in addition to other requirements, contain:
(1) A statement of the account;
(2) the names, residences, and addresses of the heirs, devisees, and legatees;
(3) a description of the real estate and the interest of the decedent therein at the time of the decedent’s death;
(4) the nature and character of the respective claims of the heirs, devisees, and legatees of the decedent; and
(5) a statement that neither the decedent nor a predeceased spouse of the decedent were paid medical assistance under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-709, and amendments thereto, or the laws of any other state, or, in the event that such assistance was paid for or to the decedent or a predeceased spouse of the decedent under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-709, and amendments thereto, or the laws of any other state, that the state making such payments was duly notified of the filing of the petition as required by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 59-2222, and amendments thereto.
Notice of the hearing on a petition of an executor or administrator for a final settlement and accounting in which title to real estate is to be assigned by the court shall be given pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 59-2209, and amendments thereto. In all other cases, notice shall be given or waived as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 59-2208, and amendments thereto.