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KRS Chapter 395.00


  • .001   Definition of "fiduciary".

  • .005   Who may be appointed as fiduciary.

  • .010   Administration must be within ten years after death.

  • .012   Right to file demand for notice of action regarding estate.

  • .015   Applications for appointment of personal representative.

  • .016   Notice of hearing of application.

  • .020   Executor not to act until will probated -- Exception.

  • .030   Jurisdiction of administration of intestate's estate.

  • .040   Administrator -- Persons entitled to be appointed -- Discovery of will.

  • .050   Administrator with will annexed -- Appointment -- Functions.

  • .060   Continuation of administration when powers of representatives cease.

  • .070   Executor of executor cannot administer estate of first testator.

  • .080   When minor may be executor.

  • .090   Repealed, 1966.

  • .100   Appointment of debtor does not extinguish debt.

  • .105   Fiduciary must have letters of appointment -- General duties -- When appointment effective.

  • .110   Copy of order effectual as probate or letters.

  • .120   Oaths of representatives.

  • .130   Bond, when required -- Cost of corporate surety paid from estate.

  • .140   Bond -- Persons not to be surety on -- Recording of.

  • .145   Attorney for fiduciary.

  • .150   Compensation of representatives.

  • .155   Computation of personal representative's commission.

  • .160   Removal of representatives.

  • .170   Nonresident representatives -- Bond -- Actions by.

  • .180   Repealed, 1968.

  • .190   Time for distribution of estate.

  • .195   Transaction authorized for personal representative -- Exceptions.

  • .196   Powers in KRS 395.195 not exclusive.

  • .197   Applicability of powers in KRS 395.195 and 395.196.

  • .200   Sale of personal property by fiduciary.

  • .210   Repealed, 1944.

  • .220   Sale of land when authorized by will.

  • .230   Repealed, 1960.

  • .240   Sale of choses in action -- Compromise of claims.

  • .250   Inventory -- When to be returned -- Copies are evidence.

  • .255   Notice to compel filing of inventory or account -- Removal for delinquency -- Disallowance of compensation.

  • .260   Personal estate of nonresident -- Administration of.

  • .270   When action against representative may be commenced.

  • .275   Repealed, 1974.

  • .276   Repealed, 1974.

  • .277   Repealed, 1974.

  • .278   When party may revive action and limitation.

  • .280   Successor of representative may be substituted in actions.

  • .290   Extent of liability of representative.

  • .300   Successor may sue former representative.

  • .310   Interest charged representative on assets.

  • .320   Repealed, 1974.

  • .325   Fiduciary resignation or disability -- Settlement of accounts -- Appointment of successor trustee.

  • .326   Nomination of successor trustee by testamentary trustee.

  • .330   Acts prior to revocation of powers valid.

  • .340   Estate for life of another considered personal estate.

  • .350   Emblements -- When personalty and when real estate.

  • .360   Apportionment of rents.

  • .370   Tombstone allowed as funeral expense.

  • .380   Public administrator and guardian.

  • .390   Public administrator and guardian to act, when.

  • .400   Functions of public administrator and sheriff.

  • .410   Curator -- Grounds for appointment -- Bond.

  • .420   Functions of curator.

  • .430   Application for curator for absent person -- Notice.

  • .440   Appeal from order appointing curator.

  • .450   Jurisdiction to dispense with administration.

  • .455   Transfer of assets without administration.

  • .460   Repealed, 1974.

  • .470   Dispensing with administration by agreement.

  • .480   Consent of persons under disability.

  • .490   Procedure when administration already granted.

  • .500   Order may be set aside.

  • .510   Persons who may bring actions for settlement of estates -- Parties.

  • .515   Contents of petition, adjudication of rights of interested persons -- Realty sold, when.

  • .520   Claims to be proved before commissioner -- Notice to creditors.

  • .525   Repealed, 1978.

  • .530   Effect of creditor presenting claim.

  • .535   Effect of creditor failing to present claim -- Liability of distributees.

  • .540   Repealed, 1974.

  • .545   Repealed, 1974.

  • .550   Creditors actions may be enjoined while action for settlement pending.

  • District Court Settlements

  • .600   District Court settlements.

  • .605   When informal settlement may be accepted from fiduciary.

  • .610   Periodic accounting by fiduciaries.

  • .615   Evidence -- How produced -- Allowances to be supported by facts.

  • .617   Proposed settlement.

  • .620   Report and filing of settlement.

  • .625   Notice requirements for filing of settlement -- Exception.

  • .630   Exceptions -- Confirmation -- Recording -- Effect as evidence.

  • .635   Certification of list of fiduciaries delinquent in accounting -- Notice -- Fees.

  • .640   Sureties of fiduciaries, inquiry into solvency of additional surety.

  • .645   Clerk to record settlements and reports.

  • .650   Circuit clerk to file certificate of settlement.

  • .655   Settlement of accounts of fiduciaries -- Jurisdiction.

  • .657   Trial commissioner may make settlement.

  • .660   Repealed, 1978.

  • Penalties

  • .990   Penalties.

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