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Small Estates Affidavit This is a form to create an affidavit available through the Kansas Judicial Council.   UPDATE: The Kansas Judicial Council recently increased the small estate affidavit cap to $75,000. This form allows the heirs to transfer up to $75,000 in assets (usually bank accounts) to all the heirs, without any thing going through probate court.  
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Debt and Debt CollectionAdvance DirectivesVery Small Estates in KansasClear All Filters
Very small estates in Kansas
Small Estates Affidavit This is a form to create an affidavit available through the Kansas Judicial Council.   UPDATE: The Kansas Judicial Council recently increased the small estate affidavit cap to $75,000. This form allows the heirs to transfer up to $75,000 in assets (usually bank accounts) to all the heirs, without any thing going through probate court.  
Very Small Estates in Kansas
Health Care Durable Power of Attorney
Attached is a brochure that explains all about the Health Care Durable Power of Attorney.
Advance Directives
Kansas Transfer on Death Deed
What is a Transfer on Death (TOD) Deed? Benefits, Drawbacks, and How to Use It A transfer-on-death (TOD) deed, also called a beneficiary deed, looks like a regular deed used to transfer real estate. But there's a crucial divide: It doesn't take effect until your death. You are free to change your mind and revoke the deed at any time during your life.
Advance Directives
Charity Care: A Guide to Relief of Medical Debt
Kansas Legal Services offers you some guidance if you have medical debt weighing you down.  Please watch our new video for steps to take. https://youtu.be/hM2MgstFel0    
Debt and Debt Collection
Some debts aren’t worth paying back. Ever heard of ‘zombie debt’?
Some types of old debt are no longer collectible after a certain point. But collection agencies make money by scaring people into restarting the clock on payments.   August 6, 2025 by Michelle Singletary  Washington Post   You have a responsibility to repay the money you borrow.
Debt and Debt Collection
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