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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.
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.
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.
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
(a) If a will of a domiciliary or nondomiciliary decedent is admitted to probate in ance with this title, letters testamentary shall be granted by the Register of Wills of the county in which the decedent was domiciled, or in the case of a nondomiciliary in which the decedent owned real or personal property, to
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The first step in starting probate in Delaware is filing a petition with the Register of Wills to open the estate. The petition should include essential information such as the deceased persons name, date of death, and a list of their assets.
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).
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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