How Do I Claim a Deceased Person's Unclaimed Property in Kansas?

In Kansas, a deceased owner's unclaimed property is claimed from the Kansas State Treasurer, Unclaimed Property Division. Where there is no valid will or trust, the Treasurer follows the Kansas laws of intestate succession to decide who may claim the property.

State Where the Person Lived

Where the Estate Stands

Letters have been issuedA small estate affidavitNothing has been filed

Property Held in This State

Kansas names 2 routes for a deceased owner's unclaimed property.

Where to search and file

Kansas State Treasurer, Unclaimed Property Division

Phone: 1-785-296-4165
Email: unclaimed@treasurer.ks.gov
Website: Search and claim →
Office: 900 S.W. Jackson St., Suite 201, Topeka, KS 66612-1235

The free search and online claim submission are at missingmoney.ks.gov; unclaimedproperty.ks.gov redirects to it.

Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration naming the claimant personal representative of the estate

For: The court-appointed representative of an estate that is still open
Documents: Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration naming the claimant personal representative of the estate
An original death certificate, where the Treasurer asks for one, sent by mail

A claim filed by an heir of an owner whose estate is closed or was never probated

For: An heir of the deceased owner, where the estate is closed or was not probated
Conditions: Where there is no valid will or trust, the Treasurer follows the Kansas laws of intestate succession to decide who may claim.
Where there are several heirs of the same owner, the Treasurer pays each heir directly.
Documents: Documents establishing the claimant's legal right or relationship to the deceased owner, such as an obituary listing the surviving heirs
The family tree template for an estate that was not probated, signed before a notary
An Affidavit of Heirship, where the Treasurer asks for one
An original death certificate, where the Treasurer asks for one, sent by mail
Form: A claim filed by an heir of an owner whose estate is closed or was never probated

Notarization and finders

Notarization: A notarized document is needed only where a document the claim calls for carries a notary block, such as an Affidavit of Heirship, an Affidavit of Loss or the family tree for an estate that was not probated.
Finders: An agreement to pay a finder made within 24 months after the property reaches the state is unenforceable, and a later one is unenforceable if the fee is over 15 percent of the property. The Treasurer may pay the owner or heir directly. No registration is required.

Federal and national databases

MissingMoney.com: The national database endorsed by the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators searches the participating states at once for free and links to each one's official program. Most states participate; a state that does not is searched on its own official site.
The Treasury (TreasuryDirect): Unredeemed savings bonds; claims are made on FS Form 1048, as the Treasury Hunt search was withdrawn
PBGC: Unclaimed pensions from terminated plans, searched at pbgc.gov
The IRS: Undelivered tax refunds
The FDIC: Unclaimed deposits and checks from failed banks, searched by name, business name or check number
The NCUA: Unclaimed share accounts at liquidated federally insured credit unions, listed by last name and first initialamacmail@ncua.gov
The NAIC Life Insurance Policy Locator: A deceased person's life insurance and annuities; a participating insurer contacts the beneficiary if it finds onehelp@naic.org
The VA: Unclaimed VA life insurance

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

General information about claiming a deceased person's unclaimed property, not legal advice. Consult a licensed attorney for legal questions. Data verified Aug 24, 2026

File the claim with the Kansas State Treasurer, Unclaimed Property Division. The search and the claim start at the office's site. A claimant for a deceased owner documents their legal right or relationship to the deceased, such as an obituary, or a court document such as Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration naming them personal representative of the estate.

Under K.S.A. 59-1507b, 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 by affidavit, without Letters of Administration or Letters Testamentary.

Where there is no valid will or trust, the Treasurer follows the Kansas laws of intestate succession to decide who may claim the property. With letters from a probate court, the claim is made by the court-appointed representative of an estate that is still open.

Every state where the person had an address can hold some of the property: the holding company reports it to the state of the owner's last-known address, and to its own home state where it has no address on record. MissingMoney.com searches most states at once. Insurance, savings bonds, pensions, refunds and failed-bank deposits sit in federal and national databases: the Treasury (TreasuryDirect), PBGC, the IRS, the FDIC, the NCUA, the NAIC Life Insurance Policy Locator and the VA.

An agreement to pay a finder made within 24 months after the property reaches the state is unenforceable, and a later one is unenforceable if the fee is over 15 percent of the property. The Treasurer may pay the owner or heir directly. No registration is required. The same property can be claimed directly through the state's own program, which charges no fee.

Claiming Unclaimed Property in Kansas

Property goes to the state of the owner's last-known address in the holding company's records. Where the records show no address, it goes to the state where the company is organized, so a deceased person's property can sit in any state they once lived in or where a company that owed them is based. A search for a deceased Kansas resident therefore covers Kansas and every other state where the person lived, worked or held an account.

Kansas names 2 routes for a deceased owner's unclaimed property. With letters from a probate court, the claim is made by the court-appointed representative of an estate that is still open.

Whether the claim form needs a notary is the program's own rule: A notarized document is needed only where a document the claim calls for carries a notary block, such as an Affidavit of Heirship, an Affidavit of Loss or the family tree for an estate that was not probated.

Kansas holds the property until a valid claim is paid. 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. Under K.S.A. 58-3957(b), the administrator considers each filed claim within 90 days.

Searching and claiming are free through a state's official unclaimed property program or missingmoney.com. Third-party finders or locators charge a fee, usually a percentage of the amount recovered, and the same property can always be claimed directly at no cost.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 26, 2026

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Kansas names 2 routes for a deceased owner's unclaimed property.

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Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration naming the claimant personal representative of the estateClaim FAQ (Kansas State Treasurer, Unclaimed Property)Verified Oct 26, 2026View source

A claim filed by an heir of an owner whose estate is closed or was never probatedClaim FAQ (Kansas State Treasurer, Unclaimed Property)Verified Oct 26, 2026View source

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Kansas names 2 routes for a deceased owner's unclaimed property.

Where to search and file

Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration naming the claimant personal representative of the estateClaim FAQ (Kansas State Treasurer, Unclaimed Property)Verified Oct 26, 2026View source

A claim filed by an heir of an owner whose estate is closed or was never probatedClaim FAQ (Kansas State Treasurer, Unclaimed Property)Verified Oct 26, 2026View source

Notarization and finders

Federal and national databases

Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration naming the claimant personal representative of the estate

A claim filed by an heir of an owner whose estate is closed or was never probated

Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration naming the claimant personal representative of the estate

A claim filed by an heir of an owner whose estate is closed or was never probated