South Dakota Small Estate Affidavit

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…

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…

The small estate affidavit allows heirs, from family to creditors, to claim the real estate property of a decedent in Wisconsin. If there are no surviving spouses, partners, or children, and no disputes regarding the real estate property in probate court, then the heirs may file the small estate affidavit….

If a loved one owns property in North Carolina and dies without a last will or testament, then loved ones may file a small estate affidavit to claim real estate and distribute it among heirs outside of probate court. However, the estate must not value more than $20,000, and the…

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…