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You must adhere to restrictions before the courts accept your request. In addition, when you use a small estate affidavit you run the risk of being personally liable to return any property or funds to the estate should there be any creditors or other heirs to the estate.
The form must be docHubd, so make sure you dont sign it until you can do so in the presence of a notary public. Youll also need to attach a copy of the death certificate and a certified copy of the will if there is one.
Since the affidavit does not need to be filed with the court, there are no filing or court fees. The only cost is likely to be paying to have signatures docHubd. However, a notarys services typically cost $20 or less. Illinois lays out the requirements of a small estate affidavit on its legislative website.
Sworn Affidavit: The Affiant must sign the affidavit in front of a notary public. Creditor Period: Illinois law specifies a mandatory period to notify creditors, which must be adhered to. Multiple Affiants: Its possible for more than one person to act as the Affiant, but they must work in unison.
1. Obtain and complete the California small estate affidavit. You must obtain the form used by the probate court in the county where the deceased was a resident. You can obtain it in person or by accessing your courts self-help center online and downloading the form there.
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Small Estates: A copy of the death certificate, a filing fee of $360.00 must be received at the time of filing. Your application must also be filled out completely, including signed and docHubd with two disinterested witnesses. The decedent must be deceased 30 days before the filing of a small estate.
Though the affiant is not legally required to have a lawyer, it is wise for the affiant to hire one. It may seem wasteful to hire a lawyer when an estate is small, but many of the same rules that govern the full blown Illinois probate process apply to the affidavit.
For example, in Illinois, the rules generally require an affidavit be docHubd, though there are specific types of affidavits to which the requirement does not apply, such as affidavits being filed in support of a motion for summary judgment or a motion for involuntary dismissal.

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