Free Tools and Information
for Walker, KS Consumers
- Kansas PROBATE COURT FINDER:
- How Probate Works in Kansas: How to handle the probate of an inheritance at Ellis County's probate court.
- Small Estates Procedures in Kansas: Learn how to use Kansas's Small Estate procedures that can save you time and money.
You can use an Affidavit in Kansas for probate estates with less than $75,000. (This excludes the value of all joint tenancy property and other assets that pass by beneficiary designation, such as life insurance and transfer on death accounts.)
Kan. Stat. Ann 59-1507b.
There's a summary probate procedure available, but the court needs to approve it, based on the size of the estate, the wishes of the heirs, and other factors.
Kan. Stat. Ann 59-3202 and following.
- Kansas Estate Taxes:
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Kansas, like most states, does not impose an estate or inheritance tax. Only a few states do.
- Avoiding Probate in Kansas. Find out what property bypasses probate death and goes directly to beneficiaries. such as:
- MEANS TEST CALCULATOR
- for Ellis County, Kansas (applies the state and county income and expense standards into your means test calculation. Updated with the latest median income and expense standards for May 15, 2024)
- Kansas BANKRUPTCY EXEMPTION FINDER: Search detailed listings of bankruptcy exemptions under Kansas law and Federal law, for use in filing out Schedule C, when you file for bankruptcy.
- Federal Exemptions available in Kansas?:
No, except as to 11 U.S.C. § 522(d)(10) (benefits, alimony, support, maintenance, certain pensions and similar payments). Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-2312.
- Kansas Homestead Exemption
Real property or mobile home you occupy or intend to occupy to unlimited value; property cannot exceed 1 acre in town or city, 160 acres on farm. If existing homestead land is annexed by city, homestead retains its prior protection despite annexation.
- Kansas Vehicle Exemption
$20,000; if designed or equipped for disabled person, no limit
- Kansas BANKRUPTCY COURT ESSENTIAL INFO: Get information about using your local bankruptcy court.
- FREE BANKRUPTCY FORMS:
We'll tell you which bankruptcy forms you need and where to find them.
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