STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF DAKOTA
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION
NOTICE AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Kenneth J.
Kossan, Sr.,
Decedent
Court File No.
19HA-PR-26-32
A Petition for Formal Probate of Will and for Formal Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed with this Court, together with an instrument purporting to be the Will of Decedent, dated March 12, 2021. If no objections are filed, Andrea J. Fox, 1524 Ashland Street, Hastings, Minnesota 55033, will be appointed as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration.
Any objections to the Petition must be mailed or filed in the electronic filing system, together with the court filing fee, to Dakota County Probate Court, 1560 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033. If proper, and no objections are filed, the Petition may be granted.
IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE IS GIVEN that a default hearing has been scheduled on February 26, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. by this Court. No appearances are required. Any objection must be either mailed or electronically filed instead of made personally and must be received by 9:00 a.m. on the date of the default hearing or it may not be considered. Due to Court Order ADM20-8001 of the Minnesota Supreme Court, this Court will rule on the Petition in this case after administrative review of submissions without appearance unless an objection is filed. If you wish to appear, Zoom information is available upon request.
*If you wish to appear, ZOOM information is available upon request.
If objections are filed, the hearing will be rescheduled. No telephone conference will be required unless there are questions.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice shall be given by:
publication once a week for two consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper in the county where the hearing is to be held, the last publication of which is to be at least ten (10) days before the time set for hearing; and
Mailing via U.S. Postal Service a copy of this Notice and Order at least fourteen (14) days prior to the hearing date to all interested parties and parties who have filed a demand for notice.
A charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceedings be given to the Attorney General Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 501B.41, subdivision 5.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of the Notice or the claims will be barred.
BY THE COURT
David Lutz
Judge of District Court
Date: 1/16/2026
Attorney for Petitioner
Name: Michael G. Hamilton, Esq.
Firm: Tanner & Hamilton, P.A.
Street: 755 Westview Drive,
P.O. Box 65
City, State, Zip: Hastings, MN 55033
Attorney License No.: 17371X
Telephone: (651) 437-8037
Fax: (651) 437-1731
Email: mike@thlawoffice.com
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