In re the Estate of Kinnett

Brazil, C.J.:

Mary F. Kinnett died intestate on March 15,1995. Warren F. Kinnett and Doris J. Palmberg are her surviving heirs (heirs). Mary’s estate consists solely of a $10,000 contract right. During her lifetime, the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) provided Mary with medical assistance in the amount of $31,106.39. On September 15, 1995, SRS claimed an interest in Mary’s estate and filed a creditor’s petition for an order refusing to grant letters of administration. The same day, the court set the matter for a hearing.

The court found the petition timely, holding…