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K.S.A. § 60-1706 (2026)

Power to declare rights or legal relations

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60-1706. Power to declare rights or legal relations. Any executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, creditor, devisee, legatee, heir, next of kin, or beneficiary, in the administration of a trust, or of the estate of a decedent, an insolvent, a person under 18 years of age or other person for whom a guardian has been appointed, or any person holding an interest in such trust or estate, may seek and obtain declaration of rights or legal relations to:

(a) Ascertain any class of creditors, devisees, legatees, heirs, next of kin or others;

(b) direct the executors, administrators, or trustees to do any particular act in their fiduciary capacity or to refrain from doing any act in such capacity; or

(c) determine any question arising in the administration of the estate or trust, including questions of construction of wills and other writings.

History: L. 1993, ch. 202, § 4; July 1.


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Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2024 · leading case: In Re the Est. of Keller, 46 P.3d 1135 (Kan. 2002).
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In Re the Est. of Keller, 46 P.3d 1135 (Kan. 2002). · cites it 2× “The estate also relies on the additional amendment that specifically authorizes an executor to obtain a declaration of rights to “determine any question arising in the administration of the estate or trust, including questions of construction of wills and other writings.”
In re Est. of Mather (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “" Finally, we also note the district court's authority under K.S.A. 60-1706: "Any executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, creditor, devisee, legatee, heir, next of kin, or beneficiary, in the administration of a trust, or of the estate of a decedent .”
K.S.A. § 60-1706(c): 1 case
In Re the Est. of Keller, 46 P.3d 1135 (Kan. 2002). “The estate also relies on the additional amendment that specifically authorizes an executor to obtain a declaration of rights to “determine any question arising in the administration of the estate or trust, including questions of construction of wills and other writings.”
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