Kentucky Revised Statutes
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 395.030 (2026)
Jurisdiction of administration of intestate's estate
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When a person dies intestate, the District Court which would have had jurisdiction to probate his will, had he made a will, shall have jurisdiction to grant administration on his estate. Effective: January 2, 1978 History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 383, effective January 2, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3894.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1955–2022 · leading case: McElroy v. Taylor, 977 S.W.2d 929 (Ky. 1998).
McElroy v. Taylor, 977 S.W.2d 929 (Ky. 1998). “140; KRS 395.030. A copy of a spouse's renunciation of a will must be filed with the district court and the district court has the authority to extend the period for renunciation.”
Collins v. Duff, 283 S.W.2d 179 (Ky. Ct. App. 1955). “KRS 395.030, 394.140. Recognizing that a county court has jurisdiction to determine the jurisdictional fact of residence of the decedent, our specific question is whether that determination is binding only where an issue has been raised and evidence heard, or whether it may be…”
Whisler v. Allen, 380 S.W.2d 70 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964). “The purpose of this provision is to expedite the final adjudication of controversies without a trial if no real issues of fact are involved.”
Angela Mason in Her Capacity as of the Est. of Norma Catherine Mason-Stikes v. Howard L. Stikes, Both in His Capacity as Adm'r of the Est. of William T. Stikes, Jr. (Ky. Ct. App. 2022). “1964) (citing KRS 395.030; KRS 394.140; Payne, 239 Ky. 99 , 39 S.”
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