Idaho Executor and Estate Kit: the $100,000 Small Estate Route After 30 Days, First Month Checklist and Estate Ledger

Who it is for

Whoever is settling the estate of someone who lived in Idaho. Handed to the bank or other holder. Presented to whoever owes the debt or holds the property; no court filing is mentioned.

Not the right fit if

The person didn't live in or own property in Idaho, or a will contest or family dispute means you need an estate attorney. Not a form preparation or legal service.

Why it is different

• Sources, checked November 2026: Idaho Code 15-3-1201, Collection of personal property by affidavit (Idaho Legislature); Nolo (secondary source): Probate Shortcuts in Idaho (Nolo); Idaho Code 15-2-502, Execution (Idaho Legislature); Idaho Code 15-2-501, Who may make a will (Idaho Legislature); Idaho Code 15-2-504, Self-proved will (Idaho Legislature); Idaho Code 15-2-505, Who may witness (Idaho Legislature); Idaho Code 15-2-1105, Execution of electronic will (Idaho Legislature); Idaho Code 15-2-1108, Electronic will attested and made self-proved at time of execution (Idaho Legislature).
• 3 facts aren't stated on those pages, so the kit leaves them out and lists them once to look up, with the official page.

What is inside

• Idaho small estate route. The estate subject to probate, wherever located, worth no more than $100,000 less liens and encumbrances. 30 days. Thirty days after the death. Handed to the bank or other holder. Presented to whoever owes the debt or holds the property; no court filing is mentioned. Summary administration: As Nolo's summary describes it: the case is opened in probate court and a personal representative is appointed, some regular probate steps are skipped, and a closing statement is filed after distribution; it's available only when the estate, less liens and encumbrances, stays under set amounts.
• How a Idaho will had to be signed. Two witnesses, each of whom saw the signing or the testator's acknowledgment. Allowed at signing or any time later, before an officer authorized to administer oaths where the will is signed. Recognized. The execution section carves out holographic wills, though the page doesn't list their requirements. A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it.
• Idaho estate ledger (Excel). Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $100,000, dates day 30 after the death and marks real estate to ask the court about.
• First 30 days, tracker and letters. The first month in order with day 30 marked, a documents and accounts tracker, and plain letters to a bank, a utility and Social Security.
• Look up before you file in Idaho. real estate, notary or oath, official form: look up on Idaho Code 15-3-1201, Collection of personal property by affidavit (Idaho Legislature).