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 "meta": {
  "name": "US Small Estate Affidavit Limits by State",
  "publisher": "Small Estate Plan",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-09-14",
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  "jurisdictions_pending": 40
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   "state": "Arizona",
   "abbr": "AZ",
   "limit_usd": 100000,
   "limit_note": "$100,000 personal property after 30 days; $300,000 real property after 6 months (verify \u2014 the personal-property figure was raised recently)",
   "waiting_days": 30,
   "with_will": "yes",
   "real_estate": "track",
   "form": "Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property (A.R.S. \u00a714-3971)",
   "statute": "A.R.S. \u00a714-3971",
   "filed_with": "asset holder (no court filing)",
   "official_url": "https://superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/llrc/prob_pbse1/",
   "verified_against_official_page": false,
   "last_reviewed": "2026-09-14",
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   "state": "California",
   "abbr": "CA",
   "limit_usd": 208850,
   "limit_note": "$208,850 for deaths on or after April 1, 2025 (personal property; the figure is adjusted every three years)",
   "waiting_days": 40,
   "with_will": "yes",
   "real_estate": "none",
   "form": "Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property (Probate Code \u00a713101)",
   "statute": "Cal. Prob. Code \u00a7\u00a713100\u201313116",
   "filed_with": "asset holder (no court filing)",
   "official_url": "https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/probate/small-estate",
   "verified_against_official_page": false,
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  {
   "state": "Colorado",
   "abbr": "CO",
   "limit_usd": 82000,
   "limit_note": "$82,000 for deaths in 2025 or later (adjusted annually)",
   "waiting_days": 10,
   "with_will": "yes",
   "real_estate": "none",
   "form": "Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit (JDF 999)",
   "statute": "C.R.S. \u00a715-12-1201",
   "filed_with": "asset holder (no court filing)",
   "official_url": "https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/self-help/probate",
   "verified_against_official_page": false,
   "last_reviewed": "2026-09-14",
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  {
   "state": "Florida",
   "abbr": "FL",
   "limit_usd": "",
   "limit_note": "No dollar cap \u2014 the non-exempt property must not exceed the final expenses (funeral costs and medical bills from the last 60 days); without a will, up to $10,000 more, but only after one year with no probate",
   "waiting_days": 0,
   "with_will": "yes",
   "real_estate": "none",
   "form": "Disposition of Personal Property Without Administration (\u00a7735.301)",
   "statute": "Fla. Stat. \u00a7735.301",
   "filed_with": "county court",
   "official_url": "https://www.flcourts.gov/Resources-Services/Court-Improvement/Family-Courts/Family-Law-Forms",
   "verified_against_official_page": false,
   "last_reviewed": "2026-09-14",
   "page": "https://smallestateplan.pages.dev/small-estate-affidavit-florida"
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  {
   "state": "Illinois",
   "abbr": "IL",
   "limit_usd": 150000,
   "limit_note": "$150,000 gross personal estate; vehicles can be transferred separately through the Secretary of State",
   "waiting_days": 0,
   "with_will": "yes",
   "real_estate": "none",
   "form": "Small Estate Affidavit (755 ILCS 5/25-1)",
   "statute": "755 ILCS 5/25-1",
   "filed_with": "asset holder (no court filing)",
   "official_url": "https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-information/using-small-estate-affidavit",
   "verified_against_official_page": false,
   "last_reviewed": "2026-09-14",
   "page": "https://smallestateplan.pages.dev/small-estate-affidavit-illinois"
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  {
   "state": "Indiana",
   "abbr": "IN",
   "limit_usd": 100000,
   "limit_note": "$100,000 for deaths after June 30, 2022 (gross probate estate less liens)",
   "waiting_days": 45,
   "with_will": "yes",
   "real_estate": "none",
   "form": "Small Estate Affidavit (Indiana Code \u00a729-1-8-1)",
   "statute": "Ind. Code \u00a729-1-8-1",
   "filed_with": "asset holder (no court filing)",
   "official_url": "https://www.in.gov/courts/selfservice/",
   "verified_against_official_page": false,
   "last_reviewed": "2026-09-14",
   "page": "https://smallestateplan.pages.dev/small-estate-affidavit-indiana"
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  {
   "state": "Michigan",
   "abbr": "MI",
   "limit_usd": 30000,
   "limit_note": "\u2248 $30,000 after funeral and burial expenses (the figure is adjusted for inflation each year \u2014 verify the current one)",
   "waiting_days": 28,
   "with_will": "yes",
   "real_estate": "none",
   "form": "Affidavit of Decedent's Successor for Delivery of Certain Assets (PC 598)",
   "statute": "MCL 700.3983",
   "filed_with": "asset holder (no court filing)",
   "official_url": "https://michiganlegalhelp.org/resources/wills-and-life-planning/small-estates",
   "verified_against_official_page": false,
   "last_reviewed": "2026-09-14",
   "page": "https://smallestateplan.pages.dev/small-estate-affidavit-michigan"
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  {
   "state": "Missouri",
   "abbr": "MO",
   "limit_usd": 40000,
   "limit_note": "$40,000; a bond may be required when the estate exceeds $15,000 and there is no will",
   "waiting_days": 30,
   "with_will": "yes",
   "real_estate": "none",
   "form": "Small Estate Affidavit (RSMo \u00a7473.097)",
   "statute": "RSMo \u00a7473.097",
   "filed_with": "county court",
   "official_url": "https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=525",
   "verified_against_official_page": false,
   "last_reviewed": "2026-09-14",
   "page": "https://smallestateplan.pages.dev/small-estate-affidavit-missouri"
  },
  {
   "state": "New York",
   "abbr": "NY",
   "limit_usd": 50000,
   "limit_note": "$50,000 of personal property (real property is not counted but can't be transferred this way)",
   "waiting_days": 0,
   "with_will": "yes",
   "real_estate": "none",
   "form": "Affidavit in Relation to Settlement of Estate Under Article 13, SCPA",
   "statute": "N.Y. SCPA \u00a7\u00a71301\u20131312",
   "filed_with": "county court",
   "official_url": "https://www.nycourts.gov/help/diy-forms/small-estate-affidavit-program",
   "verified_against_official_page": false,
   "last_reviewed": "2026-09-14",
   "page": "https://smallestateplan.pages.dev/small-estate-affidavit-new-york"
  },
  {
   "state": "Texas",
   "abbr": "TX",
   "limit_usd": 75000,
   "limit_note": "$75,000 excluding the homestead and exempt property",
   "waiting_days": 30,
   "with_will": "no",
   "real_estate": "homestead",
   "form": "Small Estate Affidavit (Estates Code chapter 205)",
   "statute": "Tex. Estates Code \u00a7\u00a7205.001\u2013205.009",
   "filed_with": "county court",
   "official_url": "https://texaslawhelp.org/article/small-estate-affidavits",
   "verified_against_official_page": false,
   "last_reviewed": "2026-09-14",
   "page": "https://smallestateplan.pages.dev/small-estate-affidavit-texas"
  },
  {
   "state": "Washington",
   "abbr": "WA",
   "limit_usd": 100000,
   "limit_note": "$100,000 of probate assets (assets that would otherwise need probate)",
   "waiting_days": 40,
   "with_will": "yes",
   "real_estate": "none",
   "form": "Small Estate Affidavit (RCW 11.62.010)",
   "statute": "RCW 11.62",
   "filed_with": "asset holder (no court filing)",
   "official_url": "https://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/en/manage-small-estate-yourself",
   "verified_against_official_page": false,
   "last_reviewed": "2026-09-14",
   "page": "https://smallestateplan.pages.dev/small-estate-affidavit-washington"
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  "Alabama",
  "Alaska",
  "Arkansas",
  "Connecticut",
  "Delaware",
  "District of Columbia",
  "Georgia",
  "Hawaii",
  "Idaho",
  "Iowa",
  "Kansas",
  "Kentucky",
  "Louisiana",
  "Maine",
  "Maryland",
  "Massachusetts",
  "Minnesota",
  "Mississippi",
  "Montana",
  "Nebraska",
  "Nevada",
  "New Hampshire",
  "New Jersey",
  "New Mexico",
  "North Carolina",
  "North Dakota",
  "Ohio",
  "Oklahoma",
  "Oregon",
  "Pennsylvania",
  "Rhode Island",
  "South Carolina",
  "South Dakota",
  "Tennessee",
  "Utah",
  "Vermont",
  "Virginia",
  "West Virginia",
  "Wisconsin",
  "Wyoming"
 ]
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