Mississippi Small Estate Affidavit
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According to Maine’s statute Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit.18-A, §§ 3-1201, 1202, small estate affidavits may be filed by successors if a decedent’s estate is valued at $40,000 or less. Successors must wait at least 30 days after their loved one passes away before filing the small estate affidavit to…
Under Title 20, Chapter 31, § 3101, successors may file an affidavit of heirship to collect a deceased loved one’s finances, which include bank accounts, final wages and employee benefits, and patient benefits (including final welfare checks). Government benefits including welfare and patient benefits may not exceed $3,500 total, while…
Small estates in Kansas are defined as property and/or bank accounts or other financial assets valued at $25,000 or less. Several small items such as motor vehicles do not necessarily fall under a decedent’s will, although successors may file a small estate affidavit (vehicle only) with the Kansas Department of…
The Pennsylvania Small Estate Affidavit for Insurance Only allows successors to file an affidavit to collect up to $11,000 of life insurance from the decedent’s life insurance company. This small estate affidavit can be filed when 60 days (2 months) have passed after a loved one passes away, and as…
The small estate affidavit in Louisiana did not come into effect until 2009, and changed further in 2011 to remove restrictions on what type of property qualified as real estate. Now, successors may file a small estate affidavit to collect the decedent’s personal property as long as the estate values…




