Georgia Household Paperwork Bundle: 4 Kits in One Download (GA Executor and Estate Kit, Georgia Small Claims Kit, Georgia POA Signing Kit, Georgia Will Signing Kit)

Who it is for

Families in Georgia getting papers in order: signing a power of attorney or will, settling an estate, or taking a money dispute to small claims.

Not the right fit if

You only need one of these papers (buy that kit on its own), or nothing is in Georgia. Not a form preparation or legal service.

Why it is different

• 4 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Georgia kits are built only from our Georgia data files: Sources, checked November 2026: Nolo (secondary source): Probate Shortcuts in Georgia (Nolo); Georgia Probate Court Standard Form GPCSF 9, Petition for Order Declaring No Administration Necessary (eff. July 2021); GPCSF 9, Petition for Order Declaring No Administration Necessary (eff. July 2021), as posted by the Rockdale County Probate Court; Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services: Instructions and statutory affidavit for obtaining a deceased depositor's funds (O.C.G.A. 7-1-239); Write a Will (Georgia.gov); Do I Need a Will? (Georgia Division of Aging Services, rev. August 2016); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Georgia (Nolo, updated September 2025); Georgia small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Georgia Department of Law, Consumer Protection Division: Other options for resolving your dispute; Fulton County Magistrate Court: Small Claims ("you may electronically file a case in Magistrate court"); Georgia power of attorney data file, checked November 2026 against Establish Power of Attorney (Georgia.gov); Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care, revised March 2016 (Georgia Division of Aging Services); Statutory Form Power of Attorney, O.C.G.A. Chapter 6B of Title 10 (Georgia Department of Community Affairs); Justia (statute text) (secondary source): O.C.G.A. 10-6B-1, Short title (Justia, 2021 Georgia Code); Justia (statute text) (secondary source): O.C.G.A. 10-6B-6, Validity of power of attorney; effect of copy (Justia, 2022 Georgia Code); Georgia will signing data file, checked November 2026 against Write a Will (Georgia.gov); Do I Need a Will? (Georgia Division of Aging Services, rev. August 2016); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Georgia (Nolo, updated September 2025).
• Every kit in the set is written for Georgia.

What is inside

• Georgia Executor and Estate Kit. A bank may pay not more than $15,000 of an intestate depositor's funds to the family on the statutory affidavit, without administration. The probate court's 'no administration necessary' order has no dollar limit. Real estate goes through the probate court's order declaring no administration necessary, a copy of which is recorded in the deed records where the property is (Nolo's summary). Real estate has its own affidavit or petition. Named on the official pages: Order declaring no administration necessary. No waiting period after the death: the probate courts' standard form GPCSF 9 (eff. July 2021) sets none. Heirs who don't sign the petition must be served at least 30 days before the court can grant it. Signed before a notary. The petition is verified under oath before a notary or the probate clerk, and each heir's consent must be sworn the same way. Through a court office. Filed with the probate court of the county. GPCSF 9, Petition for Order Declaring No Administration Necessary. A Georgia Probate Court Standard Form. Order declaring no administration necessary: For a person who died without a will, when the estate owes no debts (or creditors consent) and all the heirs agree on how to divide it. The form sets no dollar limit. Under the deceased-depositor affidavit, the bank pays the surviving spouse first, then children, parents and siblings. Two witnesses, who watch the signing and also sign. The state's page says they shouldn't be beneficiaries. Allowed. The state aging division's brochure describes a self-proving affidavit that can remove the need for witness testimony at probate; it doesn't say who takes it. Not recognized unless witnessed: Georgia.gov (updated June 2026) says a will must be signed in front of two witnesses, who also sign. It doesn't describe any handwritten-will exception. A beneficiary who witnesses could lose the gift (Nolo, citing O.C.G.A. 53-4-23). Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $15,000 and sends real estate to its own procedure.
• Georgia Small Claims Court Kit. In Georgia, small claims (Magistrate court) cover claims up to $15,000. From the official page: Money claims of less than $15,000; counterclaims must also total less than $15,000. Where and how to file, from the official pages: Individual defendant: the county where they live. Corporation: the county of its registered agent. Unincorporated business: the county where it is physically located. Fees: filing fee with serving one defendant, low end: $45 (varies by county); filing fee with serving one defendant, high end: $55 (varies by county). The Consumer Protection Division says the fee varies by county, about $45 to $55 including service on one defendant, plus about $25 to $35 for each additional defendant. Online filing: https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/inside-fulton-county/fulton-county-departments/magistrate-court/small-claims Service: The court serves the defendant with the claim and a summons. The defendant generally has 30 days to answer. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: Within 30 days of the decision, to the state court or superior court in the county; a filing fee applies. A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $15,000, a costs sheet with the Georgia fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed.
• Georgia Power of Attorney Signing Kit. Get your Georgia power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. Georgia.gov lists a notary among the basic signing requirements. Step by step in signing order: statutory form: Start from the official form: Georgia Statutory Form Power of Attorney (O.C.G.A; notary: Sign in front of a notary, who completes an acknowledgment; witnesses: Witnesses sign too; agent's acknowledgment: No signed acceptance is required before acting; recording for real estate: Recording is allowed but not required; durable after incapacity: The statutory form is durable unless the principal says otherwise in its special instructions. Healthcare: Two witnesses who aren't the health care agent, an heir, or directly involved in your care; only one may work at the facility. No notary is needed. Notary: "including being signed by the principal, witnesses, and a notary public." Witnesses: "This document was signed in my presence on" Agent's acknowledgment: "When you accept the authority granted under this power of attorney" Recording for real estate: "when recording a power of attorney in connection with a conveyance involving real property" Durable after incapacity: "This power of attorney shall be durable unless you state otherwise in the Special Instructions." Healthcare power of attorney: "This form does not need to be notarized" Recording: Georgia's act doesn't make recording a step before the agent acts. When a power of attorney is recorded with a real estate conveyance, it must be in a form that meets Georgia's recording rules (O.C.G.A. 44-2, Article 1, Part 1); otherwise a copy has the same effect as the original (O.C.G.A. 10-6B-6). Agent: The statutory form has no agent signature block; the agent's duties begin when the agent accepts, and the agent signs as agent when acting. Plus a copies log.
• Georgia Will Signing Day Kit. Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: Two witnesses, who watch the signing and also sign. The state's page says they shouldn't be beneficiaries. Pick witnesses who get nothing under the will and aren't married to someone who does. If a beneficiary would have to witness, stop and call the lawyer first: A beneficiary who witnesses could lose the gift (Nolo, citing O.C.G.A. 53-4-23). The statute we read doesn't say who takes the affidavit. Ask the lawyer whether to have a notary there. Allowed. The state aging division's brochure describes a self-proving affidavit that can remove the need for witness testimony at probate; it doesn't say who takes it. The rule here: A beneficiary who witnesses could lose the gift (Nolo, citing O.C.G.A. 53-4-23). The testator signs (or acknowledges the signature) while the witnesses watch, then each witness signs. Steps, ID, copies and review dates. Remote witnessing in Georgia: Not provided for: no Georgia law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized (Nolo's Georgia page, updated September 2025). Georgia.gov says the will is signed in the presence of two witnesses. Electronic wills: Not authorized, per Nolo's Georgia page (updated September 2025). Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in Georgia: Not recognized unless witnessed: Georgia.gov (updated June 2026) says a will must be signed in front of two witnesses, who also sign. It doesn't describe any handwritten-will exception.