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Except where circumstances justify a longer period, an executor or administrator shall have 1 year from the date of letters for settling the estate of the decedent; and until the expiration of that time, the executor or administrator shall not be required to make distribution, nor be chargeable with interest upon the
The Will must be in writing. A Will written entirely in the Testators handwriting (a Holographic Will) is valid in Delaware if the other requirements are met.
Short Certificate requests are filled via U.S. mail. Please allow us 10-14 days for processing all requests, after which time your request will be mailed to you.
Delaware probate follows this general flow: contact the court, get appointed as personal representative, submit will if it exists, inventory and submit valuations of all relevant assets, have the court and beneficiaries approve it, and then distribute the assets to beneficiaries.
The presence or absence of a valid will after death does not determine whether an estate must be opened. Whenever there is a death in New Castle County, an estate must be probated if: The decedent had more than $30,000 in personal property in his/her name alone, or.
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Closing the Estate After the accounting has been audited and approved, the deputy will contact you to schedule an appointment to close the estate. At the closing, the personal representative will be administered an oath, sign the affidavit and must present a check or cash for the total closing costs.
If the deceaseds assets are less than $30,000, and there is no real estate in his/her name alone, the Register of Wills Office issues a Small Estate Affidavit to transfer the assets of your loved one.
First, you need to wait 30 days from the date of death. After that period, you may come into the Register of Wills office to petition for the small estate affidavit. You will need to bring a CERTIFIED copy of the death certificate* and your picture I.D. (preferably a valid drivers license).

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