{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-3202","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 59-3202","heading":"Administration as simplified estate or supervised estate; determination by court.","body":"On the hearing of a petition for the appointment of an administrator or for the probate of a will where administration is sought under the Kansas simplified estates act, the court shall determine whether the estate shall be administered as a simplified estate or as a supervised estate. In making such determination, the court may consider the size of the estate; the degree of kinship of the heirs, devisees and persons seeking appointment; the solvency of the estate; the nature of the estate; the wishes of the heirs and devisees; the probable cost of estate administration and settlement; and any other pertinent matters.","path":["Chapter 59.—PROBATE CODE","Article 32.—SIMPLIFIED ESTATES ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch59/059_032_0002.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T06:21:41Z","sha256":"f9e17e83a198cfe16eb819445845cb10655f4ad2902f322d4626db1072d6dd91","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-3201","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-3203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}