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

Who it is for

Families in Minnesota 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 Minnesota. 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 Minnesota kits are built only from our Minnesota data files: Sources, checked November 2026: Form PRO201, Instructions for Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property, small estate with no real estate (Minnesota Judicial Branch); Minn. Stat. 524.3-1201, Collection of personal property by affidavit (Minnesota Revisor of Statutes); Form PRO202, Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property (Minnesota Judicial Branch); Nolo (secondary source): Probate Shortcuts in Minnesota (Nolo, updated October 2024); Minn. Stat. 524.2-502, Execution; witnessed wills (Minnesota Revisor of Statutes, 2025); Minn. Stat. 524.2-501, Who may make a will (Minnesota Statutes 2026, Office of the Revisor of Statutes); Minn. Stat. 524.2-504, Self-proved will (Minnesota Statutes 2026, Office of the Revisor of Statutes); Minn. Stat. 524.2-505, Who may witness (Minnesota Statutes 2026, Office of the Revisor of Statutes); Minnesota Laws 2023, chapter 21 (H.F. 244), Uniform Electronic Wills Act (Minnesota Revisor of Statutes); Minn. Stat. 524.2-518, Certification of paper copy (Minnesota Revisor of Statutes, 2025); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Minnesota (Nolo); Minnesota small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Minnesota Judicial Branch: Conciliation Court; Minnesota Judicial Branch: What to Expect in a Conciliation Court Hearing (CCT1001, rev. 8/22); Minnesota Judicial Branch, Hennepin County District Court: FAQs on Conciliation Court; Minnesota Judicial Branch: File in a District Trial Court (self-represented filers may use eFile and eServe in all counties); Minnesota Judicial Branch: Next Steps, Conciliation Court (eFiling at the end of the Guide & File interview), rev. 10/20; Minnesota power of attorney data file, checked November 2026 against Minnesota Statutes 2025, chapter 523, Powers of Attorney (Minnesota Revisor of Statutes); Minn. Stat. 145C.03, Requirements for a health care directive (Minnesota Revisor of Statutes); Minnesota will signing data file, checked November 2026 against Minn. Stat. 524.2-502, Execution; witnessed wills (Minnesota Revisor of Statutes, 2025); Minn. Stat. 524.2-501, Who may make a will (Minnesota Statutes 2026, Office of the Revisor of Statutes); Minn. Stat. 524.2-504, Self-proved will (Minnesota Statutes 2026, Office of the Revisor of Statutes); Minn. Stat. 524.2-505, Who may witness (Minnesota Statutes 2026, Office of the Revisor of Statutes); Minnesota Laws 2023, chapter 21 (H.F. 244), Uniform Electronic Wills Act (Minnesota Revisor of Statutes); Minn. Stat. 524.2-518, Certification of paper copy (Minnesota Revisor of Statutes, 2025); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Minnesota (Nolo).
• Every kit in the set is written for Minnesota.

What is inside

• Minnesota Executor and Estate Kit. The whole probate estate, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, $75,000 or less at the date of death. The court's instructions (PRO201) require that there's no real property in the probate estate; land and buildings go through probate court. Real estate in the person's name alone takes the estate out of this procedure. 30 days. Thirty days after the death (for a safe deposit box, 30 days after an inventory is filed). Signed before a notary. The court form is sworn or affirmed before a notary public. Handed to the bank or other holder. Presented with a certified death record to the person who owes the debt, holds the property or controls the safe deposit box. Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property (PRO202), with instructions PRO201. The Minnesota Judicial Branch statewide form, revised 3/23, for a small estate with no real estate, with a notary block. Summary administration (Minn. Stat. 524.3-1203): A personal representative may petition the court when there's no probate estate, the property is lost or worthless, the estate is only homestead, exempt property and the family allowance, or the gross estate outside homestead and exempt property is within the limit (Nolo's summary gives $150,000). Two witnesses, each signing within a reasonable time after seeing the signing or the acknowledgment. Allowed at signing or any time later. The testator and witnesses sign in the presence of an officer authorized to administer oaths. Not recognized: a handwritten will needs witnesses like any other will, per Nolo's Minnesota page, though a will validly made in another state is recognized. A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it. Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $75,000, dates day 30 after the death and flags real estate in the person's name alone, which rules the route out.
• Minnesota Small Claims Court Kit. In Minnesota, small claims (Conciliation Court) cover claims up to $20,000. From the official page: General claims of $20,000 or less (Minnesota Judicial Branch conciliation court page). Where and how to file, from the official pages: Generally the county where the defendant lives or is located (for a corporation, where the business is located). Bad-check claims can go where the check was given, and rent or deposit claims where the rental property is. Online filing: https://mncourts.gov/file-a-case/file-in-a-district-trial-court How to use the kit, the 7 confirmed Minnesota facts at a glance, a short look-up list (filing fees, serving the other side) with the page to check, and a yes/no checklist: is the amount under $20,000, is it the right court, is there someone to serve and something to collect from. Lawyers are allowed, with limits. Appeal: Appeal to district court, which starts the case over. A judgment isn't effective until 20 days after the order is mailed; a request to vacate a default must be filed within that 20-day stay.
• Minnesota Power of Attorney Signing Kit. Get your Minnesota power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. On the statutory short form, the principal's signature must be acknowledged. Step by step in signing order: statutory form: Start from the official form: Statutory short form of general power of attorney (Minn; notary: Sign in front of a notary, who completes an acknowledgment; witnesses: The statutory short form's requirements don't mention witnesses; agent's acknowledgment: The agent signs before acting; recording for real estate: Recording is allowed but not required; durable after incapacity: Include durable wording if it should keep working after incapacity. Healthcare: Verified by a notary or by witnesses. The agent can't witness or notarize, and at least one witness must not be a provider giving direct care. Notary: "the signature of the principal must be acknowledged." Witnesses: "the signature of the principal must be acknowledged." Agent's acknowledgment: "Before acting on behalf of the principal, the attorney(s)-in-fact must sign this form" Recording for real estate: "are also recordable" Durable after incapacity: "This power of attorney shall not be affected by incapacity or incompetence of the principal" Healthcare power of attorney: "either by a notary public or by witnesses as provided under this chapter" Recording: When the agent signs a recordable instrument, the power of attorney is also recordable if authenticated. Agent: Before acting, each agent signs the statutory short form, acknowledging the notice to agents; that signature needn't be notarized. Plus a copies log.
• Minnesota Will Signing Day Kit. Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: Two witnesses, each signing within a reasonable time after seeing the signing or the acknowledgment. Pick witnesses who get nothing under the will and aren't married to someone who does. Have a notary or another officer who can administer oaths there for the self-proving affidavit. The statute names that officer rather than notaries by name. Allowed at signing or any time later. The testator and witnesses sign in the presence of an officer authorized to administer oaths. If no notary is available on the day, the affidavit can be added later, while the witnesses can still be reached. The rule here: A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it. The testator signs (or acknowledges the signature) while the witnesses watch, then each witness signs. Remote witnessing: For the will execution sections (524.2-501 to 524. Steps, ID, copies and review dates. Remote witnessing in Minnesota: For the will execution sections (524.2-501 to 524.2-517), presence includes being present by an electronic device or process that lets the person see and hear the testator. Electronic wills: Authorized. The 2023 law adopting the Uniform Electronic Wills Act brings electronic wills into the definition of a will, and a certified paper copy can stand in for the original. Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in Minnesota: Not recognized: a handwritten will needs witnesses like any other will, per Nolo's Minnesota page, though a will validly made in another state is recognized.