Kansas Statutes 59-514. Intestate descent; escheat, when
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 59-514
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
If an intestate decedent leaves no person entitled to receive property of the decedent as said intestate’s heir under the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 59-503 to 59-513, both sections inclusive, and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, then and in that event said intestate’s property shall pass to the living heirs of the intestate’s last spouse dying prior to the death of the intestate and if there be no such heir or heirs, then the estate shall escheat to and become the property of the state.