Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 59-1201 (2026)

Inventory and valuation

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59-1201. Inventory and valuation. Within 30 days after the date of a personal representative's letters of appointment, unless a longer time has been granted by the court, the personal representative shall make an inventory stating opposite each item contained in the inventory the full and fair value as of the date of death of the decedent, verified by the personal representative's affidavit, of all real estate and tangible personal property owned by the decedent or conservatee and located in the state of Kansas and of all intangible property owned by the decedent or conservatee wherever located which comes to the personal representative's possession or knowledge. Such property shall be classified therein as follows:

(a) Real estate, with plat or survey description;

(b) furniture, household goods, and wearing apparel;

(d) bonds, mortgages, notes and other written evidence of debt, described by name of debtor, recording data, and other identification; and

(e) all other personal property accurately identified.

If the decedent was a member of a partnership, the inventory and valuation shall contain a separate inventory and valuation of the whole of the partnership estate and of the decedent's proportional share therein.

The court, for good cause shown, may require an earlier inventory and valuation of any estate.

History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 88; L. 1951, ch. 336, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 321, § 3; L. 1965, ch. 346, § 10; L. 1975, ch. 299, § 7; L. 1985, ch. 191, § 15; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1968–2021 · leading case: In re the Est. of Roloff, 143 P.3d 406 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006).

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In re the Est. of Roloff, 143 P.3d 406 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 3× “) As Schletzbaum points out in his brief, if Commerce’s argument were correct, K.”

In re Shriver, 278 P.3d 964 (Kan. 2012). “Pursuant to K.S.A. 59-1201, the inventory should have been filed within 30 days after the Respondent’s appointment as executor of the estate.”

Chestnut v. Steward, 610 P.2d 1132 (Kan. Ct. App. 1980). “” In the instant case, not only did the report of the appraisers disclose that their valuation was as of the date of decedent’s death, but K.S.A. 59-1201 provides in part that “every representative shall make an inventory stating opposite each item contained in the inventory the…”

Schmidt v. United States, 279 F. Supp. 811 (D. Kan. 1968). “K.S.A. 59-1201 et seq. 9. On July 30, 1962, the decedent’s widow filed in the probate court a document entitled Revocation of Joint and Mutual Will, Revocation of Consent Thereto, Election of Surviving Spouse to Take by Intestate Succession, and Application for Relief Under G.”

In re Est. of Lentz (Kan. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “We find it unnecessary to reach Diann's claim that K.S.A. 59-1202 applies only to an initial inventory and valuation of the estate, usually made within 30 days of the personal representative's appointment, and not to a final settlement.”

In re the Est. of Ostrander, 910 P.2d 865 (Kan. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “The statute also provides that no private sale of personal property can be made for less than three-fourths of its valuation under K.S.A. 59-1201 or for no less than three-fourths of the appraised value determined under K.”

In re Stapleton, 824 P.2d 205 (Kan. 1992). “The inventory was not filed until January 17, 1990, although K.S.A. 1990 Supp. 59-1201 provides that the Inventory and/or Valuation shall be filed within 30 days after the date of a personal representative’s Letters of Appointment, unless a longer time has been granted by the…”

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