IMPORTANT: THIS IS A PREPARATION GUIDE — NOT THE OFFICIAL COURT FORM

Kansas requires the use of official court form Form 601 (Petition for Issuance of
Letters of Administration) published by the Kansas Judicial Council. This template
provides the substantive legal content to help you prepare — but you must transfer
your content to the official form before filing. The official form is available at
https://www.kjc.ks.gov/legal-forms/probate.
Do not file this document directly with the court.

PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF [________________________________] COUNTY, KANSAS

PROBATE DIVISION

In the Matter of the Estate of:

[________________________________], Deceased.

Case No. [________________________________]

(Filed Pursuant to K.S.A. §§ 59-2219 and 59-2221)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Jurisdictional Statements
2. Decedent Information
3. Basis for Administration
4. Heirs at Law
5. Estate Assets and Liabilities
6. Petitioner's Qualifications and Priority
7. Request for Simplified Administration (Optional)
8. Bond
9. Prayer for Relief
10. Verification
11. Execution

1. JURISDICTIONAL STATEMENTS

Petitioner, [________________________________] ("Petitioner"), respectfully represents to this Court:

(a) The decedent, [________________________________] ("Decedent"), was a resident of [________________________________] County, Kansas, at the time of death, establishing venue in this Court pursuant to K.S.A. § 59-2201.

(b) The Decedent died on [__/__/____] at [________________________________] (city/state).

(c) Decedent was [____] years of age at the time of death.

2. DECEDENT INFORMATION

(a) Full legal name of Decedent: [________________________________]

(b) Also known as (if any): [________________________________]

(c) Social Security Number (last four digits): XXX-XX-[____]

(d) Date of birth: [__/__/____]

(e) Date of death: [__/__/____]

(f) Place of death: [________________________________]

(g) Last residential address: [________________________________]

(h) Marital status at death:
- ☐ Married
- ☐ Single / Never Married
- ☐ Divorced
- ☐ Widowed

3. BASIS FOR ADMINISTRATION

Petitioner states that:

(a) ☐ The Decedent died intestate (without a valid Last Will and Testament).

(b) ☐ After reasonable inquiry and diligent search, no Last Will and Testament of the Decedent has been found.

(c) ☐ More than six (6) months have elapsed since the date of death and no petition for probate of a will or for administration has been filed.

(d) ☐ The Decedent left property in the State of Kansas requiring administration.

4. HEIRS AT LAW

Pursuant to K.S.A. § 59-2219, Petitioner identifies the following heirs at law of the Decedent as determined under K.S.A. §§ 59-501 through 59-508:

☐ All heirs at law are adults and have been identified above.

☐ The following heir(s) are minors: [________________________________]

☐ The following heir(s) are incapacitated: [________________________________]

5. ESTATE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(a) General character and probable value of real property: $[________________________________]

(b) General character and probable value of personal property: $[________________________________]

(c) Estimated total value of estate: $[________________________________]

(d) Known debts and obligations (approximate): $[________________________________]

6. PETITIONER'S QUALIFICATIONS AND PRIORITY

(a) Petitioner's full name: [________________________________]

(b) Petitioner's address: [________________________________]

(c) Petitioner's relationship to Decedent: [________________________________]

(d) Petitioner's priority for appointment under K.S.A. § 59-705:
- ☐ Surviving spouse
- ☐ Next of kin entitled to the largest share of the estate
- ☐ Creditor of the estate
- ☐ Other interested person: [________________________________]

(e) Petitioner is at least eighteen (18) years of age: ☐ Yes

(f) Petitioner is a competent person not otherwise disqualified from serving: ☐ Yes

(g) Petitioner is a resident of Kansas: ☐ Yes ☐ No

7. REQUEST FOR SIMPLIFIED ADMINISTRATION (OPTIONAL)

☐ Petitioner requests administration under the Kansas Simplified Estates Act, K.S.A. §§ 59-3201 to 59-3212, for the following reason(s):

• ☐ The total known estate assets do not exceed $40,000
• ☐ The estate is solvent and all creditors can be paid in full
• ☐ Other: [________________________________]

8. BOND

(a) ☐ Petitioner requests that bond be set in the amount determined by the Court pursuant to K.S.A. § 59-2239.

(b) ☐ Petitioner requests waiver of bond for the following reason(s): [________________________________]

(c) ☐ All heirs at law have consented to waiver of bond (consents attached hereto).

9. PRAYER FOR RELIEF

WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully prays that this Court:

(a) Find and determine that the Decedent died intestate;

(b) Determine the heirs at law of the Decedent;

(c) Appoint Petitioner as Administrator of the Estate of the Decedent;

(d) Issue Letters of Administration to Petitioner;

(e) Set bond in a reasonable amount, or waive bond as appropriate;

(f) Order publication of notice to creditors pursuant to K.S.A. § 59-2236;

(g) Grant such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper.

10. VERIFICATION

STATE OF KANSAS )
) ss.
COUNTY OF [________________________________] )

I, [________________________________], being duly sworn upon oath, depose and state that I am the Petitioner in the above-captioned matter, that I have read the foregoing Petition for Letters of Administration, and that the statements made therein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

[________________________________]
Petitioner Signature

Subscribed and sworn to before me this [____] day of [________________________________], 20[____].

[________________________________]
Notary Public

My Commission Expires: [__/__/____]

11. EXECUTION

PETITIONER:

Signature: [________________________________]

Printed Name: [________________________________]

Address: [________________________________]

Telephone: [________________________________]

Email: [________________________________]

Date: [__/__/____]

ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER (if applicable):

Signature: [________________________________]

Printed Name: [________________________________]

Kansas Bar No.: [________________________________]

Firm: [________________________________]

Address: [________________________________]

Telephone: [________________________________]

Email: [________________________________]

CONSENT TO APPOINTMENT AND WAIVER OF NOTICE (OPTIONAL)

The undersigned, being all of the heirs at law of [________________________________], Deceased, hereby consent to the appointment of [________________________________] as Administrator of the Estate and waive formal notice of hearing on the Petition.

This petition is subject to review and approval by the District Court, Probate Division. Filing fees are due at the time of filing. Consult the local court clerk for current filing requirements and fees.