If the title to any property to which KRS § 391.210 to KRS § 391.260 applies is held by the surviving spouse at the time of the decedent‘s death, the personal representative or an heir or devisee of the decedent may institute an action to perfect title to the property. The personal representative has no fiduciary duty to discover or attempt to discover whether any property held by the surviving spouse is property to which KRS § 391.210 to KRS § 391.260 applies, unless a written demand is made by an heir, devisee, or creditor of the decedent.
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 328, sec. 1(5).

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 391.230

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.