In re the Marriage of Wilson

Appellant argues K.S.A. 60-1802 prevents an action for divorce from abating after the death of one of the parties. This argument ignores the survival of claims statute, K.S.A. 60-1801. In Gross v. VanLerberg, 231 Kan. 401, 405, 646 P.2d 471 (1982), the Supreme Court stated that “whether a particular cause of action survives the death of a party is to be determined by K.S.A. 60-1801. K.S.A. 60-1802 simply provides the procedure for the continuation of an action by substitution of parties in cases where the cause of action survives the death of a party.”

Pursuant to K.S.A. 60-1801, it must be…