Estranged father estate probate
probate attorney Kansas Aug 8, 2026
Location: Douglas county, Kansas Hello, I’m looking for some advice on handling a legal situation. My biological parent passed away. An Heir search company located me and wrote an affidavit recognizing me as an heir. My parent’s other child was working with an attorney, once the heir search found me, he changed attorneys. The affidavit was sent to the new attorney, a few days later the new attorney filed to petition of administration. I was listed as a “person of interest” and it said that I did not submit any substantial evidence to prove myself as an heir. They did not submit the affidavit. Someone had told me that all I needed was to have an attorney submit the affidavit to the court and show to the hearing, I was told a few hours max. As I’m trying to find an attorney, one attorney told me they don’t care about the affidavit and they want to start from scratch and expect it to take about 20 hours I’m trying to understand if I’m going to truly have an attorney just submit the affidavit or if I need to have someone redo the work, along with any other advice.
