Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 59-2247 (2026)

Petition and notice of final settlement

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59-2247. Petition and notice of final settlement. (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 K.S.A. 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 K.S.A. 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 K.S.A. 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 K.S.A. 59-2209, and amendments thereto. In all other cases, notice shall be given or waived as provided in K.S.A. 59-2208, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 223; L. 1987, ch. 212, § 3; L. 2007, ch. 190, § 14; L. 2015, ch. 42, § 16; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1947–2008 · leading case: In Re the Est. of Newland, 730 P.2d 351 (Kan. 1986).

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In Re the Est. of Newland, 730 P.2d 351 (Kan. 1986). · cites it 3× “Specifically, appellant argues the magistrate judge lacked jurisdiction to order a final settlement because an accounting was not on file with the court, as required by K.S.A. 59-2247. The Petition for Final Settlement was filed with the magistrate judge on February 17, 1984.”

In Re Jones, 186 P.3d 746 (Kan. 2008). “59-1502; K.S.A. 59-2247. At his deposition, the respondent admitted that without an accounting, the attorney for the estate could not do anything to close the estate.”

Asendorf v. (John F. Asendorf, 176 P.2d 535 (Kan. 1947). · cites it 2× “Section 59-2247 provides in detail for a petition for final settlement.”

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