Do you qualify for a small estate affidavit?
Six questions, about two minutes. We check your answers against your state’s statute and give you a straight answer, including when that answer is no.
- About two minutes
- Nothing saved
- Free, no account
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Questions about this check
- Does the eligibility check cost anything?
- No. The check is free and doesn't require an account. You only pay if you decide to generate documents afterwards.
- What value should I enter for the estate?
- A rough total of what the person owned in their own name alone: bank accounts, a vehicle, a final paycheck, personal belongings. Leave out anything that passes automatically to someone else: jointly-held accounts, payable-on-death accounts, life insurance with a named beneficiary, and retirement accounts with a living beneficiary. Those usually don't count toward the statutory limit.
- What if I'm not sure about the value?
- Estimate. The check is there to tell you which side of the line you're on, and most estates are nowhere near the limit. If you're close to it, our state page explains exactly what your state counts and excludes so you can work it out properly.
- Is my information saved?
- Nothing you enter in the eligibility check is saved or transmitted. It stays in your browser until you choose to create a document. Only the state you pick ever appears in the web address, the date of death and estate value never do.
Kinclaim is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. We provide self-help software and statutory forms. The eligibility check routes between document types using published statutory rules; it does not assess your particular legal situation. How we verify state law.