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Estate Planning Laws in Kentucky.
Kentucky estate-planning and probate work is governed primarily by chapters 391–396 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes (descent, wills, administration) and the Kentucky Uniform Trust Code at KRS ch. 386B. Kentucky probate runs through the District Courts, and Kentucky has distinctive family-farm and coal-country succession-planning issues.
Last verified: 2026-04-17
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Key Kentucky Statutes
These chapters govern wills, intestate succession, probate administration, and related fiduciary rules in Kentucky, administered through the District Courts.
Kentucky’s Uniform Trust Code governs creation, modification, administration, and termination of trusts, including trustee duties and beneficiary rights.
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