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Texas defines “small estates” as those valuing $75,000 or less. To claim bank accounts, trusts, heirlooms, and other personal property not including motor vehicles owned by a decedent, interested parties may file the affidavit of heirship to avoid probate court. If there is no will, or the court determines the…
Wisconsin allows heirs that are not direct family members, including creditors, to file the affidavit of heirship to claim bank accounts, heirlooms, vehicles, and other personal and tangible property. Creditors must have evidence of the decedent’s debts before filing. If there are other successors, there may not be any surviving…
Affidavits of heirship in Georgia can be filed by successors who have agreed how the estate will be divided, and there is no will specifying how the small estate should be administered. For example, heirs may use the affidavit to collect money from a bank account as long as the…
In New York state, a surviving spouse may file an affidavit of heirship to collect up to $50,000 of the loved one’s estate. However, the affidavit must be filed with the state’s probate court so that a judge may distribute some of the private property, such as bank accounts and…
In Nevada, the revised statutes NRS 146.070 state that successors may file a small estate affidavit if a loved one dies without a last will and testament. The statutes were changed in October 2015 to update the value of estate to reflect the closeness of the successor to the decedent….