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Kansas Small Estate Affidavit
Kansas moves personal property on a $75,000 small estates affidavit. The limit counts a house. The affidavit cannot transfer one.
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GuideKansasSupport Guide26 min read
Kansas Step-Up in Basis
Kansas step-up in basis: inherited property resets to date-of-death value under IRC 1014, Kansas taxes no inheritance, and only a sale is taxed.
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Kansas Surviving Spouse Rights
A Kansas surviving spouse elects a share of the augmented estate on a marriage-length scale, plus homestead and allowances.
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Kansas Transfer on Death Deed
A Kansas transfer on death deed goes on record with the register of deeds before the owner dies, needs no witnesses, and no will can revoke it.
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Kansas Trust Administration
Kansas trust administration under K.S.A. 58a-813: the two 60-day notices, the trust report, and what the 2026 trust act changed.
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Kansas Will Contests
Kansas has no separate will contest statute. Heirs oppose the will at the K.S.A. 59-2224 hearing, and the order waits 30 days.
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Kansas Will Requirements
Kansas will requirements under K.S.A. 59-606: two witnesses, no handwritten wills, and a marriage plus a child that wipes out the whole document.
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Selling Inherited Property in Kansas
Selling inherited property in Kansas: who signs the deed, when the court must order the sale, and what tax takes out of the price.
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Colorado Estate Inventory: JDF 941 and What to List
Colorado estate inventory guide: JDF 941, the three-month deadline under C.R.S. 15-12-706, date-of-death values, and who actually receives it.
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New York Inventory of Assets: The Nine-Month Filing
New York Inventory of Assets: the nine-month deadline under 22 NYCRR 207.20, what the court can do if you miss it, and what goes on it.
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