Probate cost in Kansas
In Kansas, estates up to $75,000 can often skip full probate. For a $300,000 estate, the court fee is $110.
Kansas's small estate limit is $75,000. Above it, the estate usually goes through probate.
- Court fee to open probate source$110
- Attorney fee sourceNo legal schedule: set by agreement or the courtset by agreement
- Executor fee sourceNo legal schedule: set by agreement or the courtset by agreement
Probate total$110+
The total leaves out the costs shown without a number.
- Quicken WillMaker & Trust Plus sourceOne-time price for one person$149
- Yearly feeoptional yearly renewal$40
- Moving a home into the trustSet by your county recordercounty recording fee
Trust total$149+
Assets left outside the trust can still need probate.
Probate cost by estate size
| Estate value | Court fee | Attorney (law) | Executor (law) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | $110 | not set by law | not set by law | $110+ |
| $250,000 | $110 | not set by law | not set by law | $110+ |
| $500,000 | $110 | not set by law | not set by law | $110+ |
| $1,000,000 | $110 | not set by law | not set by law | $110+ |
"Not set by law" means the fee is agreed with the lawyer or set by the court, so it is not in the total. Use your own numbers.
The rules in Kansas
- Small estate limit: $75,000 (Transfer of personal property to successor by affidavit (K.S.A. 59-1507b)). Does not cover real estate. Limit is the total assets of the estate subject to probate. Moves personal property only. The statute sets no waiting period. Not indexed. Last amended L. 2023, ch. 77 and L. 2024, ch. 35. Carried over from the first pass; not re-checked in this pass. Source
- Simplified probate: Kansas simplified estates act (K.S.A. 59-3201 and following). Source
- Court fee: $110 for a $300,000 estate. K.S.A. 59-104 docket fee for probate of an estate or of a will: $109.50. The Supreme Court's added charge (up to $22 per docket fee) was authorized only from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2025 (subsection (a)(2)). Latest history entry read: L. 2019, ch. 58, sec. 18. Source
- Attorney fee: No legal schedule: set by agreement or the court. K.S.A. 59-1717: fiduciary and its attorneys get compensation that is just and reasonable. Source
- Executor fee: No legal schedule: set by agreement or the court. K.S.A. 59-1717: just and reasonable compensation. Source
General information from official state sources, not legal advice.