Filling out a small estate affidavit form can simplify the process of transferring a deceased person’s assets without the need for a lengthy probate procedure. This form is typically used when the ...

A small estate affidavit is a sworn legal document that may allow an estate to avoid going through probate. Small estate affidavits are permitted in many states, as long as the value of the estate is ...

Completing a small estate affidavit in Colorado allows heirs to claim a deceased person’s assets without the need for a lengthy probate procedure. This is available for many Colorado estates valued at ...

The affidavit cannot be filed until at least 30 days have passed from the decedent’s death.(fizkes / Getty Images/iStockphoto) (Part two in a three-part series regarding estate administration ...

Illinois allows someone with a claim to assets in the estate of a person who has died to collect them without going through formal probate by using a summary administration process employing a small ...

Q: Our mother passed away recently. The only thing that didn’t have a beneficiary named on it was the car. How do we sell the car without having to open an estate? A: Assuming that an estate has not ...

Q: My father died with no will. His larger investment accounts were payable to my brother and myself. We have already split his personal possessions. He also had three bank accounts that were not set ...

Q: My sister passed away and named me as the beneficiary and executor in her will. She owned nothing. The only asset is a life insurance policy payable to her estate for $1,500. My lawyer told me not ...