Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 59-1202 (2026)

Independent appraisement, when; appointment of appraisers; submission of inventory and appraisement; compensation

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59-1202. Independent appraisement, when; appointment of appraisers; submission of inventory and appraisement; compensation. No independent appraisement shall be made unless a party having an interest in the estate requests one. If so requested, the personal representative shall appoint not more than three appraisers who shall be approved by the court unless good cause is shown why they should not be approved. Within 30 days after their appointment, such appraisers shall state opposite each item contained in the inventory the value thereof and forthwith deliver such inventory and appraisement, certified by them under oath, to the personal representative, who shall file it with the district court. Such appraisers shall be paid such compensation as the court deems reasonable.

History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 89; L. 1951, ch. 337, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 346, § 11; L. 1969, ch. 280, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 299, § 8; L. 1976, ch. 242, § 15; L. 1985, ch. 191, § 16; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2021 · leading case: In re Est. of Lentz (Kan. Ct. App. 2021).

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In re Est. of Lentz (Kan. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 9× “And the record does not show that anyone requested an appraisal of property through a motion to the district court as permitted under K.S.A. 59-1202. Marilyn testified that the appraised value of 613 S.”

In re the Est. of Ostrander, 910 P.2d 865 (Kan. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “59-1201 or for no less than three-fourths of the appraised value determined under K.S.A. 59-1202. K.S.A. 59-1201 calls for the administrator to file an inventory listing the full and fair value of each item as of the date of death.”

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