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KRS 395.510

Persons who may bring actions for settlement of estates -- Parties

Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Doe v. Golden & Walters, PLLC (2005)

Most recently applied in Gregory v. Hardgrove (December 2018)

Effective: January 2, 1978 History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra

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(1) A representative, legatee, distributee or creditor of a deceased person may bring an action in circuit court for the settlement of his estate provided that no such suit shall be brought by any of the parties named except the personal representative until the expiration of six months after the qualification of such representative.

(2) The representatives of the decedent, and all persons having a lien upon or an interest in the property left by the decedent, or any part thereof, and the creditors of the decedent, so far as known to the plaintiff, must be parties to the action as plaintiffs or defendants.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.