KS Form 725, which may also referred to as Letters Testamentary Issued Under The Kansas Simplified Estates Act, is a probate form in Kansas. It is used by executors, personal representatives, trustees, guardians & other related parties during the probate & estate settlement process.
An executor or executrix is the person named in a will to carry out the terms of the will. Upon petition, the Superior Court will verify the appointment of the executor in the will and issue Letters Testamentary which give the executor the right to administer the estate of the deceased and to dispose of any property.
For small estates, North Carolina has a simplified process which allows you to wrap up the estate without formal probate. This process applies to estates with personal property valued at $20,000, or $30,000 if the surviving spouse inherits everything under state law.
Distribution of the estate to the heirs (how and to whom). If you haven't completed settlement of the estate within 12 months of qualifying as administrator or executor, you must file an annual inventory showing items a, b, and c, above. A simple estate can usually be closed in a year.
Step 1: Locate a copy of the decedent's original will. Step 2:Submit the decedent's will to the Clerk for probate (within 60 days of the decedent's death) and obtain Letters (so that the decedent's chosen PR has the necessary authority to administer the decedent's probate estate).
Once you're appointed as executor of an estate, you can take the next steps to get a letter of testamentary. To do that, you'll need to file a request with a probate court and provide certain documents, including: A copy of the will if the deceased person had one. A copy of the death certificate.
(c) If the decedent dies intestate, that is, without leaving a will, ?letters? are issued by the Clerk of Superior Court, upon application, [Application For Letters Of Administration, AOC-E-202] to the person who qualifies as administrator of the estate.
Letters testamentary and letters of administration are legal documents issued by the clerk of court that give a person authority to serve as the personal representative of the estate. These ?letters? will often be requested by institutions such as banks or insurance companies during estate administration.