Sits across the street from the historic Lafayette County Court House in Lexington and has practiced there since 1951, now in its third generation with Gary R. Bradley and Douglas R. Bradley. Handles wills, trusts, probate, and trust and estate litigation, and takes on step-family real estate disputes that surface while an estate is going through probate. A second office operates in Kansas City.
Independence is in Jackson County.
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Kansas City firm on Holmes Road handling probate and trust administration for families on both the Missouri and Kansas sides of the metro. Takes personal representatives through each stage of a probate estate, and also handles guardianship and conservatorship, estate and trust litigation, Medicaid planning, and mediation. Probate is billed hourly in six-minute increments.
Probate-focused practice in Kansas City with a second office in Prairie Village, Kansas, serving Lee's Summit and Independence. Handles probate administration, determination of heirship, refusal of letters, and small estates, plus will and trust contests, discovery of assets, and undue influence claims. Tiffanie M. Kennedy and Jason M. Cantrell also handle guardianships.
Kansas City father-and-son firm on Ward Parkway, founded in 1981, handling probate in Missouri and Kansas. Takes estates from the petition and notice to heirs through inventory, payment of creditors, and final distribution, and handles probate and trust litigation. Donald J. Quinn II worked in the Jackson County Probate Court during law school and is fluent in Spanish.
Probate in Jackson County
Probate Court Record
Jackson County Circuit Court - Probate Division
Jackson County · 16th Judicial Circuit
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Office
415 East 12th Street, 9th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64106
Website
Files probate
Probate Department, Kansas City
E-filing
Self-represented filing
Allowed
Self-help forms
How to file probate in Jackson County →
Verified October 16, 2026 · Source
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How Do I Settle a Trust?
Settling a trust in Missouri happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust CodeMo. Rev. Stat. § 456.1-101 et seq. (Missouri Uniform Trust Code)Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries within 120 daysRSMo §§ 456.8-813, 456.10-1005Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
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In Missouri, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)Mo. Rev. Stat. § 456.7-708Verified 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 Missouri: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 30 daysRSMo §§ 473.233, 473.240Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 6 monthsRSMo §§ 473.033, 473.360, 473.380, 473.397, 473.403, 473.444Verified Oct 18, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 12 months.
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