Arizona Small Estate Affidavit (Personal Property)
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If a decedent leaves an estate without a will that values less than $30,000, a “disinterested party” may file an affidavit of heirship specifically involving the claim that this third party will administer the estate to the heirs, but will not profit from doing so. This third party should know…
Under South Carolina law, SECTION 62-3-1201, a “small estate” involving bank accounts and other personal property can value up to $25,000 to qualify to avoid probate court. Successors may file an affidavit of heirship to claim this personal property. In South Carolina, “successors” are not just the decedent’s loved ones,…
Montana statutes Mont. Code Ann. § 72-3-1101 states that successors may file a small estate affidavit beginning 30 days after a loved one has passed. If the estate does not exceed $50,000 in Montana, then a grieving family can avoid probate court through the small estate affidavit, and claim, distribute,…
The Illinois Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/25-1) was officially updated on January 1, 2015, and applies to any successors whose loved one passed away on or after that date. Unlike some other states, a decedent could have had a will, but the will may not have specified distribution of all…
In most states, the affidavit of heirship allows relatives or other successors to collect personal or real property, rather than go to probate court to distribute an estate that is small enough. Minnesota defines personal property in a small estate as valued at $20,000 or less – anything larger will…




