Kansas Statutes 59-6a,212. Right of election
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 59-6a,212
- Conservator: means an individual or corporation appointed by the court to act on behalf of a conservatee and possessed of some or all of the powers and duties set out in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
(a) The right of election to the elective-share amount may be exercised by the surviving spouse or by the personal representative of a deceased surviving spouse or on behalf of a disabled surviving spouse by the court pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 59-2234, and amendments thereto.
(b) The right of election to the supplemental elective-share amount, homestead or statutory allowance may be exercised by the surviving spouse, conservator, agent under a power of attorney, guardian ad litem appointed for the surviving spouse or by the court on behalf of a disabled spouse pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 59-2234, and amendments thereto.