Arkansas Small Estate Affidavit

In Rhode Island, an executor of a small estate may be named in a will and other successors may still file a small estate affidavit to collect real estate property, not including motor vehicles. If no executor is named in the will, then one of the successors must also file…

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,…

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…

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…

Maine’s affidavit of heirship laws are governed under statute 18-A M.R.S.A. § 3-1201. If a decedent’s personal property, including bank accounts, vehicles, heirlooms, and other personal property, values at $40,000 or less, then successors may file an affidavit of heirship to collect that personal property. This helps grieving families avoid…