{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-395.050","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 395.050","heading":"Administrator with will annexed -- Appointment -- Functions.","body":"(1) If no executor is appointed by the will, or if all the executors named in the will die,\nrefuse the executorship, or fail to provide surety bond if required by the court, the\ncourt may grant administration with the will annexed to the person who would have\nbeen entitled to administration if there had been no will, but a person whose\ninterests are antagonistic to the provisions of the will shall not be eligible to\nappointment as administrator with the will annexed. Failure to provide surety bond\nwhen required by the court shall amount to refusal to act as executor.\n(2) An administrator with the will annexed shall possess and exercise all power and\nauthority, have the same rights and interest, and be responsible in like manner as the\nexecutors named in it.","path":["KRS Chapter 395"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57671","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:26Z","sha256":"006f57429117d58b3b812651e3652b9b96600fddc0b3b2bf53decb9b517a4a86","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-395.040","next":"us-ky/krs-395.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}