Legal disclaimer

Last updated July 29, 2026

The short version

Kinclaim is not a law firm and is not a substitute for an attorney. We provide self-help software and statutory forms. We cannot give legal advice or tell you what to do in your particular situation, and using this site does not create an attorney-client relationship.

We are not a law firm

Kinclaim is a product of Handler Labs LLC. We are a software company. We are not a law firm, we are not licensed to practice law in any state, and no one at Kinclaim is acting as your attorney. Using this site does not create an attorney-client relationship, and nothing you tell us is protected by attorney-client privilege.

We do not give legal advice

There is a real difference between legal information and legal advice, and it matters here. Legal information is a statement about what the law says, for example, that a particular state caps its small estate affidavit at a particular figure. Legal advice is a judgment about what you specifically should do given your circumstances.

We provide the first and not the second. Our eligibility check routes between document types by applying published statutory rules to the answers you give. It does not evaluate your legal position, it cannot account for facts you did not tell us, and it is not a substitute for a lawyer’s judgment.

You are responsible for what you sign

A small estate affidavit is a sworn statement. In every state, signing one that contains false statements carries consequences that can include personal liability for the decedent’s debts, liability to other heirs for property you collect, and in serious cases criminal penalties for perjury.

We generate a document from the information you supply. We cannot verify that information, and we do not. Before you sign anything, read it in full and satisfy yourself that every statement in it is true.

Where we will tell you to stop

Our eligibility check is built to decline as readily as it accepts. It will route you away from our product and toward a probate attorney when your answers indicate any of the following, and we would rather lose the sale than sell you the wrong instrument:

a probate case has already been opened for the estate
anyone disputes the will or who the heirs are
the debts may exceed the assets
the estate includes a business interest
there is real property in another state
the estate exceeds your state’s statutory limit

This list is not exhaustive. There are situations we cannot detect from six questions. If anything about your circumstances feels unusual, that instinct is worth more than our checker.

Accuracy and currency of state law

Statutory thresholds, waiting periods and form requirements change, and some are adjusted for inflation on a schedule. We verify each state against primary sources and publish the date we last did so on every state page. See how we verify state law. We do not warrant that any figure is current at the moment you read it. Confirm with your state’s probate court before you rely on it.

Not tax advice either

Nothing on this site is tax advice. Estate settlement can have income, estate and inheritance tax consequences that vary by state and by situation. Speak to a CPA or tax attorney about those.

Jurisdiction

Kinclaim covers United States jurisdictions only. Nothing here applies to estates outside the US, and we do not support estates with assets in other countries.