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Only an estate valued over $30,000 must be probated when there is a will. The court has a small estate proceeding when the estate is below $30,000. An estate without a will is administered, not probated.
The Executor (or Administrator) of an estate will be supplied with a Fiduciary Probate Certificate (called PC-450), a document from the Probate Court that will evidence that the Executor/Administrator is appointed as such for the estate.
If the asset itself is jointly owned or has a named beneficiary, then it can pass directly to the beneficiary and does not count toward the total value of the estate. These non-probate assets include life insurance policies, IRAs, U.S. savings bonds, and jointly held bank accounts.
ing to New York state law, all estates worth over $50,000 are subject to go through probate. However, there are some instances where certain assets like: Insurance policies, joint accounts, assets in a living trust, assets held in joint tenancy are all not subject to probate in New York.
In New York state, a will only has to be submitted to probate if the decedents remaining assets are worth $30,000 or more. Such assets do not include any property or funds that transferred via pay on death accounts, in trust for (ITF) accounts, or joint ownership, as these automatically bypass the probate process.
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Related Q&A to Probate Estate Document

Probate Documents Forms Agreement as to the Advisability of Independent Administration (DOCX) Complete Small Estate Affidavit (PDF) Exhibit List (PDF) Motion and Order for Release of Funds from Registry (PDF) Muniment of Title - Additional Requirements (PDF) Order Appointing Attorney Ad Litem (PDF)
Any property left in a persons residence, including furniture, cars, clothing, art, jewelry, valuables, and other belongings that have not been disposed of through testamentary instruments (such as a trust) or passed on through a survivorship right, will have to be included in probate.
Since creditors have a year (after the death) to come forward with claims, probate in Massachusetts usually takes a year or so.

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