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Use This County Probate Reference Before You File

This page is built for the detailed county-level checks that generic probate guides usually miss: local filing fees, District Court contact details, administrative orders, e-filing rules, and hearing logistics for Comanche County.

Local Fee Schedule

Review county-specific probate filing charges before you estimate total case cost.

Court Rules and Orders

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Clerk and Filing Logistics

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Comanche County District Court Guide

Settled Estate records a $109.50+ court filing fee and a 4-month creditor claim period for the Comanche County District Court, read from 32 linked sources and last verified September 7, 2026.

By Settled Estate Editorial Team

16th Judicial District of Kansas · District Court information · Updated September 2026

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Filing & Fees

Fee Schedule Signals

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Probate Filing Fees

Filing TypeFee
Petition for Probate
Standard probate filing fee
$110

Note: Kansas has NO probate tax and NO value-based probate filing fee. K.S.A. 59-104(d) taxes other fees and expenses as additional court costs approved by the court unless fixed by statute, expressly including appraiser fees, publication of legal notice, executor or administrator fees and attorney fees. K.S.A. 59-2214 requires the court to tax probate costs against the estate unless that would be unjust and inequitable. No general per-page certified-copy charge for a Kansas district court clerk is asserted here: that schedule is published on a host this project may not collect from, so ask the clerk.

Guardianship Fees

Guardian of Person
$
Guardian of Property
$
Person & Property
$

Required Documents

  • Certified Death Certificate

    Order several certified copies from the KDHE Office of Vital Statistics at $20 each. Not a court form.

  • Original Will

    A petition to probate it must be filed within six months of the death or the will does not pass property (K.S.A. 59-617).

  • Petition for Probate of Will or for Administration

    Filed with the clerk of the district court in the county of the decedent's residence.

  • Notice of the Right to Elect, Mailed to the Surviving Spouse

    Due within 10 days of qualification, of the filing of a petition for refusal of letters, or of the filing of a K.S.A. 59-618a affidavit. Proof is by affidavit filed with the court.

  • Inventory and Valuation

    Due within 30 days of the letters of appointment.

  • Small Estates Affidavit (02-2024)

    The Kansas Judicial Council form for the K.S.A. 59-1507b route. Given to the holder of the property, not filed with the court. Its revision date lines up with L. 2024, ch. 35, the act that restructured the section.

E-Filing & Filing Methods

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Filing Methods: in person, by mail

Timelines & Proceedings

Deadlines & Creditor Claims

Key Deadlines

Will Deposit
Verify locally
Creditor Claims
4 months
Known Creditor Notice
30 days

Creditor Claims

Period Starts
the date of first publication of the notice to creditors
Publication
A newspaper of the county authorized by law to publish legal notices, once a week for three consecutive weeks, within 30 days after the petition is filed (K.S.A. 59-709(a)). The qualifying newspapers for this county were not confirmed in this pass; ask the clerk of the district court which papers are used.
Statute
K.S.A. 59-2239, 59-2236 and 59-709

Related Proceedings

Property Recording

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Recording Fees

First Page
$17.00
Additional Pages
$13.00

Documentary Stamps

Deed Rate

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The facts above come from these official sources. Verify current details with the office before filing.