State Unclaimed Property in Kansas: when someone dies
A 4-step process for Kansas State Treasurer — Unclaimed Property Division after a death in Kansas.
Administering agency
Kansas State Treasurer — Unclaimed Property Division
Authority
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
- Search missingmoney.ks.gov for the deceased's name and prior addresses, and run a multi-state search at missingmoney.com.
- 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).
- Upload the supporting documents through the Treasurer's secure portal; mail any notarized document or an original death certificate if one is required.
- The administrator considers the claim within 90 days and gives written notice if it is denied in whole or in part.
Frequently asked questions
Search missingmoney.ks.gov, then file a claim with the Kansas State Treasurer's Unclaimed Property Division documenting your legal right or relationship to the deceased — an obituary, or a court document such as Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration naming you personal representative. Where there is no valid will or trust, the Treasurer applies Kansas intestate succession to determine who may claim, and pays multiple heirs of the same owner directly.
Under K.S.A. 58-3957(b), the administrator considers each filed claim within 90 days and gives the claimant written notice if the claim is denied in whole or in part. The Treasurer notes that heir claims take a more in-depth review than individual-owner claims and can take the full 90 days.
There is no time limit for claiming cash property — the Treasurer holds it indefinitely and it is never forfeited to the state, so it stays available to the owner or their heirs. Stocks are liquidated and valuable safe-deposit-box contents are sold under K.S.A. 58-3955, but the cash proceeds are then held as unclaimed property and remain claimable. If a claim involves shares or box contents that have not yet been sold, filing promptly can prevent the sale.
Sources
Data sourced from State Unclaimed Property in Kansas primary sources (6 pages reviewed). How we research.
Administering agency
Kansas State Treasurer — Unclaimed Property Division
Authority
K.S.A. 58-3934 et seq. (Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act); K.S.A. 58-3957 (filing of claim with administrator)