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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the Illinois Small Estate Affidavit in the editor.
  2. Begin by filling in your name as the Affiant, along with your post office and residence addresses. Ensure that all information is accurate for proper identification.
  3. Provide your telephone number and, if applicable, the name and address of your agent for service of process in Illinois.
  4. Enter the decedent’s name and date of death. Attach a copy of the death certificate as required.
  5. List the decedent’s place of residence before death and confirm that no letters of office are outstanding on their estate.
  6. Detail the gross value of the decedent’s personal estate, ensuring it does not exceed $100,000. List each asset with its fair market value.
  7. Indicate whether all funeral expenses have been paid or list any known unpaid debts categorized appropriately.
  8. Complete sections regarding surviving family members, including names, relationships, and any applicable awards.
  9. Finalize by signing the affidavit and having it notarized to validate your statements under penalty of perjury.

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A small estate is an estate where the total value of the deceaseds money and property is 36000 or less.
How to fill out a small estate affidavit in Illinois Fill in your name and information in #1. Complete the information about the decedent in #2-4. Mark either #7a or #7b depending on what is true. Complete #9a to indicate the names of the spouse and children if any.
Small Estate Affidavits. When the total value of an Illinois decedents personal estate is less than $100,000, then a small estate affidavit (affidavit) may be able to be used to transfer the personal estate to the decedents beneficiaries/heirs without opening a formal probate estate.
A Small Estate Affidavit is a legal document that speeds up the asset distribution process when an individual dies with a small estate. In Illinois, the term small estate usually refers to estates with assets totaling $100,000 or less and no real estate involved.
In Illinois, estates that do not include real estate, do not have debts or claims, and are worth $100,000 or less do not have to go through Probate Court.

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A small estate proceeding cannot be utilized if the decedent died owning any interest in real property (e.g., home or vacant land) or if the total value of the decedents personal property is worth $50,000.00 or more; in those circumstances, a probate proceeding or an administration proceeding is necessary.
Illinois Probate Threshold In Illinois, estates with a total value exceeding $100,000 must go through probate.
To qualify for a Small Estate Affidavit in Illinois, the decedents estate must meet the following requirements: The total value of the decedents personal estate must be $100,000 or less, excluding assets in trust, jointly owned, or with beneficiary designations.

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