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A Kansas small estate affidavit is used to collect the assets of a deceased person when the estate is worth less than $75,000.

How Long Do You Have to File Probate After Death in Kansas? You must file a will with the Kansas probate court within six months after the person's death. If you fail to meet this deadline, the will becomes invalid.

Once the will is determined to be valid, the next step is the probate process. Probate proceedings are usually only required if the deceased person owned any assets in their name only. Other assets, also known as non-probate property, can generally be transferred to the other owner without probate.

Create living trusts In a living trust, the trust is the owner of the assets and not you. Thereby, assets in the trust can skip probate. This is often the best choice for a large estate or if there are many beneficiaries. Another advantage of living trusts is that they ensure privacy, unlike creating a will.

While Kansas does not have a minimum estate value, some probate alternatives exist. For example, if the estate's worth is less than $40,000, one can transfer the properties to the beneficiaries without completing the probate process.

What is the Inheritance Tax in Kansas? Since Kansas is not a state that imposes an inheritance tax, the inheritance tax in 2024 is 0% (zero). As a result, you won't owe Kansas inheritance taxes.

Kansas probate follows this general flow: contact the court, get appointed as personal representative, submit will if it exists, inventory and submit valuations of all relevant assets, have the court and beneficiaries approve it, and then distribute the assets to beneficiaries.

In Kansas, unless you make a will, the courts may decide what happens to your assets. You lose control of the process and assets may end up going to unintended heirs. To ensure that you maintain control over your assets after death and can make adequate provisions for loved ones, you need to create a Will.

In Kansas, you can make a living trust to avoid probate for virtually any asset you own—real estate, bank accounts, vehicles, and so on. You need to create a trust document (it's similar to a will), naming someone to take over as trustee after your death (called a successor trustee).