{"id":373577,"date":"2016-04-11T01:22:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T06:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/kentucky-law\/kentucky-probate-and-estate-tax-laws.html"},"modified":"2018-02-22T12:23:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T17:23:47","slug":"kentucky-probate-and-estate-tax-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/kentucky-law\/kentucky-probate-and-estate-tax-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Probate and Estate Tax Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Kentucky Probate and Estate Tax Laws<\/h1>\n
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When someone dies, their property is distributed to their heirs. If a court of law helps distribute the deceased’s property, the process that the estate goes through is called probate<\/a>. The main idea behind the probate process is to distribute the estate according to the deceased’s wishes while also paying any applicable debts and taxes. The Kentucky probate process basically involves three steps<\/a>:<\/p>\n