Indiana Affidavit of Heirship
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The Michigan Compiled Law 700.3982 was updated in 2021 to raise the value of the estate that may avoid probate court to $24,000. Prior to that, it was $15,000. If a loved one owns property in Michigan and passes away without a last will and testament, then the family or…
As long as a deceased person’s estate has no outstanding debts, no will or trust, no real estate, and values less than $30,000, then their successors may avoid probate court by filing for an affidavit of heirship. This allows the family or other successors to manage and distribute the decedent’s…
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…
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,…
In Illinois, statute 755 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/25-1 provides successors, whether biological or otherwise, the ability to file an affidavit of heirship to claim a decedent’s property. This personal or “real” property – vehicles, bank accounts, final paychecks, and sometimes debts – must value at $100,000 or less to…