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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 59-2219

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

A petition for administration shall state: (1) The name, residence, and date and place of death, of the decedent; (2) the names, ages, residences, and addresses of the heirs of the decedent so far as known or can with reasonable diligence be ascertained; (3) the general character and probable value of the real and personal property; (4) the name, residence and address of the person for whom letters are prayed; and (5) whether administration is sought under the Kansas simplified estates act, and if such administration is sought, one or more reasons for seeking administration under the Kansas simplified estates act.