Observed arrival · 2026-10-26
Small Estate Check maps a route around probate
A free, state-specific checker compares an estate’s assets with small-estate rules and identifies an affidavit, summary process, or full probate as the applicable path.
- For
- Families handling a small estate after a death
- Worth noticing
- It excludes beneficiary-designated, joint, trust, and transfer-on-death assets before comparing the estate with the state limit.
Field notes
The form distinguishes property passing automatically, vehicles, individually owned real estate, wills, debt coverage, and surviving-spouse status. The page says the result shows its math and can be rerun as estimates are refined; it also says answers do not leave the page and are not stored. A separate $39 kit is described as including an affidavit walkthrough, inventory worksheets, creditor order, timeline calendar, and letters.
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