Hutchinson firm that has served Reno County for over 100 years and now serves all of Kansas through a video-conference virtual office. Its estate team handles probate and trust administration, probate and trust litigation, wills and trusts, and farm succession planning, and its elder law work covers guardianship and Medicaid. Lauren Alvidrez leads the estate planning practice.
Probate in Shawnee County
Probate Court Record
Shawnee County District Court
Shawnee County · 3rd Judicial District
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Office
200 Southeast 7th Street, Room 209, Topeka, KS 66603
Website
E-filing
Self-represented filing
Allowed
Self-help forms
How to file probate in Shawnee County →
Verified October 16, 2026 · Source
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Trust Litigation Firms Serving Shawnee County
Hutchinson firm, established in 1886, serving clients throughout Kansas. Counsels beneficiaries in probate and trust administration, represents individuals and corporations serving as fiduciaries of estates and trusts, prepares estate administration court filings, and litigates disputes over estates and trusts. Also handles guardianships, conservatorships and Medicaid planning.
Iola practice of Jake Knight serving families across Southeast Kansas and Southwest Missouri. Handles probate proceedings with or without a will, trust administration for successor trustees, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate and trust disputes, alongside wills, living trusts and transfer on death deeds.
Probate firm founded in 2021 by Tiffannie Kennedy, with offices in Prairie Village, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri, serving clients throughout both states. It handles probate administration, small estates, heirship and refusal of letters, and litigates will contests, trust contests and challenges to non-probate transfers, with partner Jason Cantrell focused on trust administration.
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How Do I Settle a Trust?
Settling a trust in Kansas happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust CodeK.S.A. 58a-101 et seq.Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries within 60 daysK.S.A. 58a-813, 58a-1005Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?
In Kansas, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58a-708Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
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How Do I Settle an Estate?
Settling an estate in Kansas: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 30 daysK.S.A. 59-1201, 59-1202, 59-1203Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 4 monthsK.S.A. 59-2239, 59-2236, 59-709, 59-1301Verified Oct 18, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.
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