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KS Stat § 59-1508 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 15 - Accounting And Distribution|59-1508 Unclaimed money.

59-1508. Unclaimed money. If any part of the money on hand has not been paid over because the person entitled thereto cannot be found or refuses to accept the same, or for any other good and sufficient reason, the district court may order the executor or administrator to pay the same to the county treasurer for the same disposition as is provided by K.S.A. 20-2801 for moneys received from forfeitures, except that if the person to whom said sum is ordered to be paid refuses to accept the same when it is tendered such person by the executor or administrator, the court may, either before or after the sum has been deposited, order the same to be paid and distributed to those who would be entitled thereto had the refusing legatee or distributee not been entitled to it.Upon application to the district court within ten (10) years after such deposit, and upon notice to the county attorney and the county treasurer, the court may order the county treasurer to pay the same to the person entitled thereto. No interest shall be allowed or paid thereon, and if the deposit is not claimed within such time no recovery thereof can be had.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 119; L. 1973, ch. 106, § 14; L. 1976, ch. 242, § 18; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 59-1601 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 16 - Accounting Of Trustees|59-1601 Testamentary trust inventory.

59-1601. Testamentary trust inventory. Within thirty (30) days after it is the duty of the first qualifying testamentary trustee to take possession of the trust property such trustee shall file with the district court where the will was admitted to probate an inventory under oath, showing by item all the trust property which shall have come to such trustee's possession or knowledge, with an estimated value thereof.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 120; L. 1976, ch. 242, § 19; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 59-1602 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 16 - Accounting Of Trustees|59-1602 Intermediate accountings.

59-1602. Intermediate accountings. Within such period of time as shall be established by rule of the supreme court, the testamentary trustee then in office shall file with the district court of the county where the will was admitted to probate an intermediate account under oath covering such year showing:(a) The period which the account covers;(b) a complete statement of the trust capital and income received and expended;(c) present investments and other trust property held;(d) the names and addresses of the beneficiaries and which of them are minors or adjudged disabled persons;(e) proposed distributions;(f) the payment of expenses, commissions and attorney fees; and(g) such other facts as the court may require.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 121; L. 1965, ch. 346, § 13; L. 1976, ch. 242, § 20; L. 1985, ch. 191, § 26; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1603 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 16 - Accounting Of Trustees|59-1603 Final accounting.

59-1603. Final accounting. Within thirty (30) days after the termination of every testamentary trust the trustee, and in the case of the transfer of the trusteeship due to the death, resignation, removal, dissolution, merger or consolidation of a sole trustee, the successor in interest of the old trustee shall file with the district court of the county where the will was admitted to probate a final account under oath, showing for the period since the filing of the last account the facts required by K.S.A. 59-1602, regarding intermediate accountings and, in case of termination of the trust, the distribution of the trust property which the accountant proposes to make.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 122; L. 1976, ch. 242, § 21; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 59-1604 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 16 - Accounting Of Trustees|59-1604 Distribution accounting.

59-1604. Distribution accounting. Within thirty days after the distribution of the trust property by the testamentary trustee he or she shall file in the court where the final account was filed a distribution account of the trust property which he or she had distributed and the receipts of the distributees.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 123; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1605 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 16 - Accounting Of Trustees|59-1605 Inventory by nontestamentary trustees.

59-1605. Inventory by nontestamentary trustees. Within thirty (30) days after it is the duty of the first qualifying trustee of a trust created by written instrument, other than by will, in favor of persons subject to conservatorship, to take possession of the trust property such trustee shall file in the district court of the county where the trust was created a notice of such trustee's appointment as trustee, a copy of the instrument creating the trust, a list of the names, addresses and dates of birth of the known living beneficiaries, and an inventory under oath of the trust property which shall come to such trustee's possession or knowledge, with an estimated value thereof.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 124; L. 1965, ch. 346, § 14; L. 1976, ch. 242, § 22; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 59-1606 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 16 - Accounting Of Trustees|59-1606 Accounting by nontestamentary trustee.

59-1606. Accounting by nontestamentary trustee. Every such trustee shall file intermediate, final, and distribution accounts with the district court of the county where the trust was created, at the same intervals, under the same conditions and with the same effect as herein provided with respect to the accountings of a testamentary trustee in the district court.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 125; L. 1976, ch. 242, § 23; Jan. 10, 1977.
KS Stat § 59-1607 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 16 - Accounting Of Trustees|59-1607 Power of testator or settlor.

59-1607. Power of testator or settlor. The testator or settlor of any trust affected by this article, may by provision in the instrument creating the trust, or by an amendment of the trust if a settlor reserved the power to amend the trust, relieve his or her trustee from any or all of the duties which would otherwise be placed upon him or her by this article, or add duties to those imposed by this article on his or her trustee with regard to inventories and accountings: Provided, That the court may, upon the application of any beneficiary or some person in his or her behalf, require the performance of the duties herein otherwise required. No expression of intent by any testator or settlor shall affect the jurisdiction of the courts of this state over inventories and accounts of trustees, insofar as such jurisdiction does not depend upon the provisions of this article.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 126; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1608 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 16 - Accounting Of Trustees|59-1608 Power of beneficiary.

59-1608. Power of beneficiary. Subject to the approval of the court, any beneficiary, if of full age and not an incapacitated person, may, if acting upon full information, by written instrument delivered to the trustee, excuse the trustee as to such beneficiary from performing any of the duties imposed on the trustee by this article or exempt the trustee from liability to such beneficiary for failure to perform any of the duties imposed upon the trustee by the terms of this article.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 127; L. 1965, ch. 346, § 15; Jan. 1, 1966.
KS Stat § 59-1609 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 16 - Accounting Of Trustees|59-1609 Applicability of provisions.

59-1609. Applicability of provisions. Nothing in this article shall be construed to abridge the power of any court to require trustees to file an inventory, to account, to exhibit the trust property, or to give beneficiaries information or the privilege of inspection of trust records and papers, at times other than those herein prescribed; and nothing in this article shall be construed to abridge the power of such court for cause shown to excuse a trustee from performing any or all of the duties imposed on him or her by this article.Nothing in this article shall prevent the trustee from accounting voluntarily when it is reasonably necessary, even though the trustee is not required to do so by this article or by court order. And nothing in this act shall require a trustee to qualify or to file an inventory or any accounting when the devise or bequest is to any governmental unit or department or solely for religious, charitable, or educational purposes, or for the maintenance of a cemetery or any part thereof or a place of burial, unless the court for good cause shown, or the will shall so require.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 128; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1610 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 16 - Accounting Of Trustees|59-1610 Enforcement.

59-1610. Enforcement. Any beneficiary may apply to the court for an order requiring the trustee to perform the duties imposed upon him or her by this article.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 129; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1611 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 16 - Accounting Of Trustees|59-1611 Article not retroactive.

59-1611. Article not retroactive. This article shall apply only to trusts the administration of which shall begin after the effective date of this act.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 130; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1701 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1701 Corporate fiduciaries.

59-1701. Corporate fiduciaries. (a) No bank, savings and loan association or other corporation shall be appointed or authorized directly or indirectly to act as a fiduciary in this state except:(1) A bank, savings and loan association or other corporation organized under the laws of, and having its principal place of business in, this state;(2) a national bank, federal savings bank or federal savings and loan association located in this state;(3) a bank, savings and loan association or other corporation organized under the laws of, and having its principal place of business in, another state which permits a bank, savings and loan association or other corporation which is similarly organized in this state to act in a like fiduciary capacity in the other state under similar conditions;(4) a national bank, federal savings bank or federal savings and loan association located in another state which permits a national bank, federal savings bank or federal savings and loan association located in this state to act in a like fiduciary capacity in the other state under similar conditions;(5) a nonprofit corporation certified in accordance with K.S.A. 59-3070, and amendments thereto, to the extent provided by that statute; or(6) as provided in K.S.A. 59-1707 and 59-1708, and amendments thereto.(b) No officer, employee or agent of a bank, savings and loan association or corporation which is not authorized to act as a fiduciary in this state shall be permitted to act as a fiduciary, whether such officer, employee or agent is a resident or a nonresident of this state, when in fact such officer, employee or agent is acting as a fiduciary on behalf of such bank, savings and loan association or corporation.(c) No bank, savings and loan association or other corporation, other than a nonprofit corporation certified in accordance with K.S.A. 59-3070, and amendments thereto, shall be appointed guardian of the person of a ward.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 131; L. 1967, ch. 314, § 11; L. 1981, ch. 226, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 193, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 114, § 59; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1702 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1702 Same; oath required, exceptions.

59-1702. Same; oath required, exceptions. Except as otherwise provided, every fiduciary, before entering upon the duties of the fiduciary's trust, shall take and subscribe to an oath that the fiduciary will faithfully, impartially and to the best of the fiduciary's ability discharge all the duties of the fiduciary's trust according to law and that the fiduciary is acting on the fiduciary's own behalf and not on behalf of any bank or corporation which is not authorized to act as a fiduciary in this state. An oath shall not be required for any fiduciary of a trust where qualification of the fiduciary with the court has been excused, waived or is otherwise not required. The oath on behalf of a corporate fiduciary shall be taken and subscribed by a duly authorized officer thereof.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 132; L. 1981, ch. 226, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 200, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1703 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1703 Duties of fiduciary; certain transactions voidable; exceptions.

59-1703. Duties of fiduciary; certain transactions voidable; exceptions. No fiduciary shall make a profit by the increase, nor suffer loss by the decrease or destruction without such fiduciary's fault, of any part of the estate, and such fiduciary shall account for the excess when he or she sells for more than the appraisement and shall not be responsible for the loss when he or she sells for less, if such sale appears to be beneficial to the estate.A fiduciary shall not be responsible for any loss happening by the insolvency of any purchaser, or his or her sureties, for any sale duly made according to law, if such fiduciary proceeded with due caution in taking surety, and has used due diligence to collect thereon.A fiduciary shall not be accountable for debts due the decedent or conservatee which remain uncollected without fault on such fiduciary's part, but where a fiduciary neglects or unreasonably delays to raise money by collecting debts or selling property, or neglects to pay over the money in his or her hands and by reason thereof the value of the estate is lessened, or unnecessary costs, interest, or penalties accrue, or the persons interested suffer loss, the same shall be deemed waste and the fiduciary shall be charged in his or her account with the damages sustained. A fiduciary shall not purchase any claim against the estate nor shall a fiduciary purchase directly or indirectly or be interested in the purchase of any property sold by such fiduciary, except as hereinafter provided.Any sale, lease or mortgage to the personal representative, his or her spouse, child or grandchild, agent or attorney in fact, or to any corporation in which he or she has a substantial beneficial interest, or any transaction which is affected by a substantial conflict of interest on the part of the personal representative, is voidable unless: (1) The will or a contract entered into by the decedent expressly authorized the transaction; or (2) the transaction is approved by the court after hearing upon notice to interested persons.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 133; L. 1965, ch. 346, § 16; L. 1975, ch. 299, § 12; Jan. 1, 1976.
KS Stat § 59-1704 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1704 Liability for conversion.

59-1704. Liability for conversion. If any person embezzles or converts to his or her own use any of the personal property of a decedent or conservatee, such person shall be liable for double the value of the property so embezzled or converted.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 134; L. 1965, ch. 346, § 17; Jan. 1, 1966.
KS Stat § 59-1705 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1705 Notice to consular representative.

59-1705. Notice to consular representative. When it appears in the administration of an estate of a decedent or a conservatee that subjects, citizens or nationals of any foreign country are or may be interested as heirs, devisees, legatees, or otherwise, the court before whom the matter is pending shall give notice by mail to the consular representative of such country for this state of the pendency of such matter and the probable interest of such foreign citizens, subjects, and nationals therein, if such consular representative has filed his or her name and address in such court. The failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of any proceeding.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 135; L. 1965, ch. 346, § 18; Jan. 1, 1966.
KS Stat § 59-1706 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1706 Nonresident fiduciary; appointment of agent required.

59-1706. Nonresident fiduciary; appointment of agent required. Every nonresident appointed a fiduciary in this state, before entering upon the duties of the trust, shall appoint in writing an agent residing in the county where the appointment is made. By such writing, the nonresident fiduciary consents that the service of any notice or process upon such agent shall have the same force and effect as personal service upon the fiduciary within such county and state. Such writing shall state the correct address of such agent and shall be filed in the district court where such appointment is made. Such writing shall include written acceptance of such appointment by the designated agent. Service of notice or process upon such agent shall have the same force and effect as personal service upon the fiduciary.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 136; L. 1976, ch. 242, § 24; L. 2002, ch. 135, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1707 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1707 Powers of nonresident fiduciaries.

59-1707. Powers of nonresident fiduciaries. Upon the filing for record in the district court of the proper county of an authenticated copy of a fiduciary's letters or other record of a fiduciary's authority and a certificate that they are still in force, a fiduciary appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction in another state or country may assign, extend, release, satisfy or foreclose any mortgage, judgment or lien, or collect any debts secured thereby, belonging to the estate represented by such fiduciary. The sale, lease or mortgage of any real estate acquired on execution or judicial sale by a foreign personal representative shall be made pursuant to article 23 of chapter 59.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 137; L. 1976, ch. 242, § 25; L. 1985, ch. 191, § 27; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1708 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1708 Nonresident fiduciary may sue and be sued.

59-1708. Nonresident fiduciary may sue and be sued. A fiduciary duly appointed in any other state or country may sue or be sued in any court in this state, in his or her capacity of fiduciary, in like manner and under like restrictions as a nonresident may sue or be sued.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 138; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1709 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1709 Accounting on resignation.

59-1709. Accounting on resignation. A fiduciary may resign his or her trust at any time, but the fiduciary's resignation shall not be effective until the court shall have examined and allowed his or her final account and shall have made an order accepting such resignation.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 139; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1710 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1710 Effect of resignation.

59-1710. Effect of resignation. The acceptance of the resignation of a fiduciary and the appointment of another shall not affect the liability of such former fiduciary, or his or her sureties, previously incurred.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 140; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1711 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1711 Removal and penalties.

59-1711. Removal and penalties. Whenever a fiduciary is or becomes an incapacitated person or otherwise incapable of performing the duties of his or her trust, he or she may be removed. Whenever a fiduciary fails or refuses to perform any of the duties imposed upon him or her by law or by any lawful order of the court, he or she may be removed and his or her compensation may be reduced or forfeited, in the discretion of the court.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 141; L. 1965, ch. 346, § 19; Jan. 1, 1966.
KS Stat § 59-1712 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1712 Accounting on death or disability.

59-1712. Accounting on death or disability. Whenever a sole or the last surviving fiduciary dies, or is adjudged an incapacitated person, the fiduciary's personal representative, upon appointment, shall file an account and application for the settlement and allowance thereof and, if proper, for distribution. If the estate has not been fully administered, the surety shall not be discharged until a successor has been appointed and qualified and receipted for the unadministered property.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 142; L. 1965, ch. 346, § 20; L. 1985, ch. 191, § 28; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1713 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1713 Termination of authority not to invalidate acts.

59-1713. Termination of authority not to invalidate acts. All the acts of a fiduciary as such, before the termination of his or her authority, shall be as valid to all intents and purposes as if such fiduciary had continued lawfully to execute the duties of his or her trust.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 143; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1714 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1714 Compromise with debtor.

59-1714. Compromise with debtor. Whenever it appears for the best interests of the estate, the fiduciary may, on order of the court, effect a fair and reasonable compromise with any debtor or other obligor.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 144; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1715 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1715 Conveyance or lease; purchase and acceptance of title by representative, when.

59-1715. Conveyance or lease; purchase and acceptance of title by representative, when. When any person legally bound by a written instrument to make a conveyance or lease dies before its making, or when any conservatee is likewise bound to make a conveyance or lease, the personal representative of the estate, upon order of the court and with its approval, may make the conveyance or lease to the person entitled thereto. Whenever any person is legally bound by a written instrument to purchase real property and such person dies before the conveyance is made, the personal representative of the estate is authorized, upon order of the court and with its approval, to comply with the terms of the agreement and to accept the title to such property.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 145; L. 1959, ch. 243, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 346, § 21; L. 1985, ch. 191, § 29; July 1.
KS Stat § 59-1716 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1716 Platting real estate.

59-1716. Platting real estate. Whenever it is for the best interests of the estate of a decedent or conservatee, real estate may, with the approval of the court, be platted by the fiduciary.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 146; L. 1965, ch. 346, § 22; Jan. 1, 1966.
KS Stat § 59-1717 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 59 - Probate Code|Article 17 - Provisions Applicable To All Estates|59-1717 Compensation and expenses.

59-1717. Compensation and expenses. Every fiduciary shall be allowed his or her necessary expenses incurred in the execution of his or her trust, and shall have such compensation for services and those of his or her attorneys as shall be just and reasonable. At any time during administration the fiduciary may apply to the court for an allowance upon his or her compensation and upon attorneys' fees.History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 147; July 1.