Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, no cause of action on any claim not otherwise barred by the provisions of KRS 396.011 and KRS 396.055(1), or any other applicable statute of limitations, shall be brought against the personal representative or against any distributee after the expiration of two (2) years from the date of the order of discharge of the personal representative. The foregoing limitation shall not preclude an action by any claimant against the personal representative or any distributee for fraud.
KRS 396.205
Limitation on actions not otherwise barred
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Batson v. Clark (1998)
Most recently applied in Underwood v. Underwood (May 1999)
Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Amended 1998 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.