State Unclaimed Property in Kansas

State Unclaimed Property in Kansas: key facts

Administering office

Kansas State Treasurer, Unclaimed Property Division, 900 S.W. Jackson St., Suite 201, Topeka, KS 66612-1235. Claim questions: 785-296-4165 or unclaimed@treasurer.ks.gov.

Official search

missingmoney.ks.gov (free search and online claim submission; unclaimedproperty.ks.gov redirects to it). Searching and claiming are always free.

Heir claim

A claimant for a deceased owner must document their legal right or relationship to the deceased — an obituary, or a court document such as Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration naming them personal representative. Where there is no valid will or trust, the Treasurer applies Kansas intestate succession to decide who may claim; multiple heirs of the same owner are each paid directly.

Submitting documents

Most documents upload through the Treasurer's secure portal. Claim forms and documents are not accepted by fax or email. A notarized document, or an original death certificate when one is required, must be mailed.

Decision window

The administrator considers each filed claim within 90 days and gives written notice if the claim is denied in whole or in part (K.S.A. 58-3957(b)). The Treasurer notes that heir and business claims take a more in-depth review than individual-owner claims, and that processing can take the full 90 days.

Small estate affidavit

If the decedent's total assets subject to probate do not exceed $75,000, a person claiming to be a successor may collect the decedent's personal property with a K.S.A. 59-1507b affidavit — in substantial compliance with the Kansas Judicial Council form — without Letters of Administration or Letters Testamentary. The threshold was raised from $40,000 to $75,000 by 2023 HB 2130.

Governing law: K.S.A. 58-3934 et seq. (Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act); K.S.A. 58-3957 (filing of claim with administrator)

Steps to take when someone dies

1. Search missingmoney.ks.gov for the deceased's name and prior addresses, and run a multi-state search at missingmoney.com.
2. File a claim on the Treasurer's form as the estate's personal representative or as an heir, documenting your legal right or relationship to the deceased (obituary, or Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration).
3. Upload the supporting documents through the Treasurer's secure portal; mail any notarized document or an original death certificate if one is required.
4. The administrator considers the claim within 90 days and gives written notice if it is denied in whole or in part.

Frequently asked questions