59-2402d. Transfer of trust estates from district magistrate judge. When a trust estate is created by a will admitted to probate by order of any district magistrate judge of this state, any beneficiary or the trustee of such trust estate may at any time file a petition requesting the transfer of such trust estate to the chief judge for assignment to a district judge. Notice shall be given as ordered by the court, if notice is found by the court to be necessary. Upon the filing of such request, the district magistrate judge shall transfer the file in the estate, or so much thereof as may be necessary for a proper administration of the trust estate, to the chief judge.
Appeals from judgments and orders of a district judge made pursuant to this act may be taken as appeals in other civil cases.
History: L. 1961, ch. 273, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 242, § 59; L. 1977, ch. 112, § 22; L. 1986, ch. 115, § 87; L. 1999, ch. 57, § 51; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 24 - Appeals And Transfers
59-2401 Appealable orders in cases involving decedents' estates, when; bond.
59-2401a Appealable orders involving proceedings under chapter 59, when; bond.
59-2402 District magistrate judges; certification of questions outside judge's jurisdiction.
59-2402a Request for transfer of certain matters from district magistrate judge to district judge.
59-2402b Same; assignment of case or specific issue.
59-2402d Transfer of trust estates from district magistrate judge.
59-2404 Appeals from district magistrate judges; appeal not abridged by failure to defend.
59-2408 Appeal from a district magistrate judge; trial on appeal; pleadings; issues; evidence.
59-2409 Remanding appealed case to district magistrate judge.