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

Who it is for

Families in North Dakota 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 North Dakota. 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 North Dakota kits are built only from our North Dakota data files: Sources, checked November 2026: N.D.C.C. chapter 30.1-23, Collection by affidavit; small estates (North Dakota Legislature); North Dakota Courts self-help Form 1, Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property of the Decedent; Wills Research Guide (North Dakota Legal Self Help Center, rev. January 2025); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make Will in North Dakota (Nolo, updated September 2025); North Dakota small claims data file, checked November 2026 against ND Courts: Small Claims Court Forms Packet (rev. 07/2025); N.D. Rules of Court, Rule 3.5 Electronic Filing in District Courts (self-represented litigants who wish to file electronically must use the Odyssey system); North Dakota power of attorney data file, checked November 2026 against N.D.C.C. chapter 30.1-30, Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act (North Dakota Legislative Branch); Power of Attorney (North Dakota Court System Legal Self Help Center); Instructions for General Durable Power of Attorney (North Dakota Legal Self Help Center, rev. Nov 2025); Making Health Care Decisions in North Dakota (North Dakota Department of Human Services, revised July 2001); North Dakota will signing data file, checked November 2026 against Wills Research Guide (North Dakota Legal Self Help Center, rev. January 2025); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make Will in North Dakota (Nolo, updated September 2025).
• Every kit in the set is written for North Dakota.

What is inside

• North Dakota Executor and Estate Kit. The entire estate, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, up to $100,000, with no real property in the probate estate. Real estate in the person's name alone takes the estate out of this procedure. 30 days. Thirty days after the death. Signed before a notary. Signed and dated in front of a notary public or clerk of court. Handed to the bank or other holder. Presented to whoever holds the property; no court filing. Form 1, Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property of the Decedent. The state courts' self-help form. Small estates summary administrative procedure (30.1-23-03): When the estate after liens is no more than the homestead, exempt property, family allowance, administration, funeral and last-illness costs, the personal representative may distribute without notice to creditors. Two witnesses who saw the testator sign, or instead a notary public to whom the testator acknowledged the will. Allowed. Per Nolo (citing 30.1-08-04), the testator and witnesses sign an affidavit in front of a notary public. Recognized if handwritten and signed by the testator. No witnesses needed. A beneficiary may witness (Nolo, citing N.D.C.C. 30.1-08-05), though disinterested witnesses are recommended. Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $100,000, dates day 30 after the death and flags real estate in the person's name alone, which rules the route out.
• North Dakota Small Claims Court Kit. In North Dakota, small claims (Small Claims Court (District Court)) cover claims up to $15,000. From the official page: ND Courts small claims packet (rev. 07/2025): amount claimed may not exceed $15,000; counterclaims also capped at $15,000. Where and how to file, from the official pages: Depends on defendant and claim type; for an individual on a general claim, the defendant's North Dakota county of residence (Form 1). Fees: filing fee: $20 (Packet: '$10.00 filing fee (on July 1, 2025, the filing fee is $20)'); defendant removal to district court: $160. From ND Courts small claims forms packet revised 07/2025. Online filing: https://www.ndcourts.gov/legal-resources/rules/ndrct/3-5 Service: Sheriff; personal service by non-party of legal age; or certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: No right to appeal a small claims decision. Defendant may remove to district court within 20 days of receiving the claim affidavit (plaintiff cannot remove); district court must award attorney's fees to a prevailing plaintiff after removal. A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $15,000, a costs sheet with the North Dakota fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed.
• North Dakota Power of Attorney Signing Kit. Get your North Dakota power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. The court self-help instructions say the principal signs and dates the form in front of a notary or a clerk of court. Step by step in signing order: notary: Sign in front of a notary, who completes an acknowledgment; witnesses: The court self-help instructions call for a notary or clerk of court and don't mention witnesses; recording for real estate: The chapter doesn't require recording; an agent's affidavit is recordable when the transaction needs a recordable instrument; durable after incapacity: Include durable wording if it should keep working after incapacity. Healthcare: The state's 2001 summary says a durable power of attorney for health care is signed before a notary or two witnesses; the agent, spouse, heirs, relatives and the attending physician can't serve, and one witness can't be a direct-care provider. Notary: "in the presence of a Notary Public or Clerk of Court." Recording for real estate: "requires execution and delivery of any instrument that is recordable" Durable after incapacity: "This power of attorney is not affected by subsequent disability or incapacity of the principal or by lapse of time" Healthcare power of attorney: "You must sign a durable power of attorney for health care in the presence of a notary public or two witnesses." Recording: The chapter doesn't require recording; an agent's affidavit is recordable when the transaction needs a recordable instrument. Plus a copies log.
• North Dakota Will Signing Day Kit. Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: Two witnesses who saw the testator sign, or instead a notary public to whom the testator acknowledged the will. Pick witnesses who get nothing under the will and aren't married to someone who does. Have a notary there for the self-proving affidavit. The official page we read names a notary public. Allowed. Per Nolo (citing 30.1-08-04), the testator and witnesses sign an affidavit in front of a notary public. The rule here: A beneficiary may witness (Nolo, citing N.D.C.C. 30.1-08-05), though disinterested witnesses are recommended. The testator signs (or acknowledges the signature) while the witnesses watch, then each witness signs. This checklist is for a typed will signed with witnesses. A handwritten will follows different rules: Recognized if handwritten and signed by the testator. No witnesses needed. Steps, ID, copies and review dates. Electronic wills: Authorized. An electronic will needs a record readable as text, a signature, and two witnesses or a notary. Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in North Dakota: Recognized if handwritten and signed by the testator. No witnesses needed.