Estate paperwork · all 50 states and DC
Estate paperwork handled where the estate is, while you're far away
When a parent dies in another state, the paperwork stays where they lived: the county office with the death certificate, the bank that wants an affidavit, the court clerk. Through our nationwide contractor network, a local runner or notary handles the errands and signings, and our desk keeps you posted.
Quote-based, from $199 plus government feesGovernment, state and court fees are passed through at cost.
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What's included
What we do
- Certified copies ordered: death certificates for eligible family, deeds and court files
- Documents picked up from a home, bank, attorney or funeral home, then delivered or shipped
- The small estate affidavit signed in front of a notary, at a home, care facility or office
- Papers filed or delivered at the court, bank or agency that asked for them
- Government, court and copy fees passed through at cost
Who it's for
Built for
- Adult children settling a parent's affairs from another state
- Executors and administrators who live far from the estate
- Heirs collecting a bank balance or a car under a small estate affidavit
- Estate attorneys who need a local runner
How it works
- Tell us what's needed. The state and county, what the bank, court or agency asked for, and who has to sign.
- We quote it. From $199, plus government fees at cost. We confirm the price before any work starts.
- A local contractor does it. We offer the job to a runner or notary whose area covers it. Nothing is confirmed until someone accepts.
- Scans and updates. You get scans of what was ordered, signed or filed, and the originals go where you need them.
What we don't do
- We are not lawyers. We don't tell you whether an estate qualifies for a small estate affidavit or how to divide it; an estate attorney can.
- We don't prepare wills, trusts or court pleadings.
- We don't sign anything for you or act as executor.
- We don't guarantee what a court, bank or agency decides, or how long it takes.
MCC Solutions handles paperwork. We are not lawyers or tax advisers, and nothing here is legal or tax advice.
The small estate affidavit, briefly
Most states let heirs collect a modest estate without a full probate case, using an affidavit or a short court process, as long as the estate's value is under the state's limit and a waiting period has passed. The limit, what counts toward it, and whether the affidavit is notarized or filed with a court differ by state. The table below shows each state's published procedure; whether a particular estate qualifies is a question for an estate attorney.
Small estate procedures by state
| State | Small estate procedure | Value limit | Where it goes | Signature | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Summary distribution under the Revised Alabama Small Estates Act | $37,075 | Filed with the court | Sworn under oath | Check |
| Alaska | Small estate closed by sworn statement (P-350) | $50,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Arizona | Affidavit of succession to real property | $200,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Arkansas | Distribution without administration (Form 23) | $100,000 | Filed with the court | Notarized | Check |
| California | Affidavit re Real Property of Small Value (DE-305), and a petition for a primary residence | $208,850 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Varies | Check |
| Colorado | Small estate closed by sworn statement (JDF 966SC, C.R.S. 15-12-1204) | $82,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Connecticut | Affidavit in lieu of probate of will or administration | $40,000 | Filed with the court | No notary required | Check |
| Delaware | Small estate administration (Register of Wills) | $50,000 | Filed with the court | Notarized | Check |
| District of Columbia | Small estate administration (SEB) | $40,000 | Filed with the court | Varies | Check |
| Florida | Summary administration, and disposition without administration | $150,000 | Filed with the court | Not confirmed | Check |
| Georgia | Order declaring no administration necessary | $15,000 | Filed with the court | Notarized | Check |
| Hawaii | Summary administration | $100,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Idaho | Summary administration | $100,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Not confirmed | Check |
| Illinois | Summary administration | $150,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Indiana | Summary procedure (IC 29-1-8-3) | $100,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Varies | Check |
| Iowa | Small estate administration (Iowa Code chapter 635) | $100,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Kansas | Simplified administration | $75,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Kentucky | Dispensing with administration (KRS 395.455) | $30,000 | Filed with the court | Notarized | Check |
| Louisiana | Small succession affidavit | $200,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Maine | Summary administration (18-C M.R.S. 3-1203) | Not confirmed | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Maryland | Small estate administration (and modified administration for regular estates) | $50,000 | Filed with the court | Not confirmed | Check |
| Massachusetts | Voluntary administration | $25,000 | Filed with the court | No notary required | Check |
| Michigan | Court order distributing small estates (MCL 700.3982) | $53,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Minnesota | Summary administration (Minn. Stat. 524.3-1203) | $75,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Mississippi | Muniment of title | $75,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Not confirmed | Check |
| Missouri | Refusal of letters (RSMo 473.090) | $40,000 | Filed with the court | Notarized | Check |
| Montana | Summary administration | $100,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Nebraska | Summary administration | $100,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Sworn under oath | Check |
| Nevada | Petition for direct transfer (ex parte petition for transfer of property) | $25,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| New Hampshire | Waiver of administration (RSA 553:32) and summary administration (RSA 553:33) | Not confirmed | Filed with the court | Sworn under oath | Check |
| New Jersey | Affidavit of surviving spouse or next of kin (N.J.S. 3B:10-3 and 3B:10-4) | $20,000 | Filed with the court | Sworn under oath | Check |
| New Mexico | Affidavit of surviving spouse (primary residence) | $50,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| New York | Voluntary administration (small estate) | $50,000 | Filed with the court | Notarized | Check |
| North Carolina | Payment to the clerk (28A-25-6), and the affidavit after a will is probated (28A-25-1.1) | $20,000 | Filed with the court | Notarized | Check |
| North Dakota | Small estates summary administrative procedure (30.1-23-03) | $100,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Ohio | Release from administration, and summary release from administration | $35,000 | Filed with the court | Varies | Check |
| Oklahoma | Summary administration | $50,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Oregon | Small estate affidavit filed with the circuit court | $275,000 | Filed with the court | Sworn under oath | Check |
| Pennsylvania | Settlement of small estate on petition (20 Pa.C.S. 3102) | $50,000 | Filed with the court | Not confirmed | Check |
| Rhode Island | Small estate statement (voluntary administration) | $15,000 | Filed with the court | Sworn under oath | Check |
| South Carolina | Summary administration | $25,000 | Filed with the court | Notarized | Check |
| South Dakota | Informal probate | $100,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Tennessee | Small estate limited letters of authority | $50,000 | Filed with the court | Notarized | Check |
| Texas | Small estate affidavit (intestate only) | $75,000 | Filed with the court | Notarized | Check |
| Utah | Summary administration (Utah Code 75-3-1203) | $100,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Vermont | Small estate (14 V.S.A. 1901-1903) | $45,000 | Filed with the court | Sworn under oath | Check |
| Virginia | Payment of a small asset of $35,000 or less without affidavit (64.2-602) | $75,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Washington | Nonintervention administration | $100,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Sworn under oath | Check |
| West Virginia | Not confirmed | $50,000 | Filed with a state or county office | Notarized | Check |
| Wisconsin | Summary assignment (Wis. Stat. 867.02) | $50,000 | Given to the bank or whoever holds the property | Notarized | Check |
| Wyoming | Summary distribution (decree of the district court) | $400,000 | Filed with a state or county office | Notarized | Check |
From each state's statutes and court pages, checked November 2026. Limits often leave out certain property, such as real estate or vehicles; the small estate table has each state's wording, and the eligibility checker compares an estate's value with the limit. Whether a particular estate qualifies is a legal question for an estate attorney.
Before you send
- Tell us who is asking for what: the bank, court, county office or agency, and the form they named.
- Certified death certificates can only go to people the state allows to request them. Have proof of your relationship ready.
- Government, court and copy fees are passed through at cost. The price is quote-based: we confirm it before any work starts.
- We handle paperwork: ordering, pickups, signings, notarizing and filing. We are not lawyers; for legal questions about the estate, talk to an estate attorney.
- We don't guarantee what a court, bank or agency decides or how long it takes.
Prefer to talk?
Call the desk and we'll take the request by phone.
Questions
How much does it cost?
It's quote-based: from $199 per job, plus government, court and copy fees at cost. We confirm the price before any work starts.
Can you tell me whether the estate qualifies for a small estate affidavit?
No. We aren't lawyers. Our table shows each state's published limit and procedure, but whether an estate qualifies, and what to do if it doesn't, is a question for an estate attorney.
Can you get death certificates for me?
If the state lets you request them, yes: we file the request with the vital records office or county and pick up or receive the certified copies. Each state limits who can order them, so have proof of your relationship ready.
Who signs the small estate affidavit?
Usually the heir or the person entitled to the property, as the state's form says. A notary near the signer notarizes the signature where the state requires it. If you live somewhere else, a notary where you live can do it, and we can arrange that too.
Do you have someone in every state?
We take requests in all 50 states and DC and offer each job to a contractor whose travel area covers it. When nobody does yet, the owner finds someone by hand, and the job isn't confirmed until a contractor accepts.
Will the bank or court accept the papers?
That's their decision, and we can't guarantee it. Ask them for their exact form and instructions; we follow them.