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K.S.A. § 60-2405 (2026)

Substitution of judgment creditor

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60-2405. Substitution of judgment creditor. Any person who claims to have succeeded to the interest of the holder of a judgment by appointment as personal representative for a deceased or incompetent judgment holder, by assignment, by operation of law, or otherwise, shall file with the clerk a copy of his or her letters as personal representative, assignment, or proceedings effecting such transfer, and thereafter such successor in interest shall be entitled to all the rights and remedies available to his or her predecessor and may proceed to enforce the same in his or her own name as such successor. If the validity of any such transfer be controverted by any party affected thereby, the court shall, on reasonable notice to all interested parties whose whereabouts are known, determine the respective rights and liabilites of all the parties.

History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-2405; January 1, 1964.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1971–2004 · leading case: Nelson v. Boula, 486 P.2d 1340 (Kan. 1971).
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Nelson v. Boula, 486 P.2d 1340 (Kan. 1971). · cites it 2× “*775 In Gard, Kansas Code of Civil Procedure Annotated, § 60-2405, the author comments: . . Its purpose is to substitute the successor in interest for the judgment creditor and give him the right to step into the shoes of the judgment creditor and collect or enforce the judgment.”
Munson v. Tri-State Commodities, Inc., 98 P.3d 990 (Kan. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 5× “They did not challenge the validity of the assignment itself, but, rather, they argued that under K.S.A. 60-2405, the assignment did not become effective until it was filed with the clerk of tire district court.”
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