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[ "inflation_adjustment", "statute_citation", "will_restriction" ]	liens and encumbrances	arizona	none	$200,000	$300,000	https://www.azleg.gov/ars/14/03971.htm	(a) An application or petition for the appointment of a personal representative is not pending and a personal representative has not been appointed in any jurisdiction and the value of all personal property in the decedent's estate, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $200,000 as valued as of...	Arizona	Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-3971	https://referencesource.org/state-small-estate-affidavit-thresholds/arizona/	[ "exclusions", "personal_property_threshold", "real_property_threshold", "state", "waiting_period_days" ]	30	with or without will
[ "inflation_adjustment", "statute_citation", "will_restriction" ]	property described in Section 13050 and any property included in a petition filed under Section 13151	california	triennial per CPI (Prob. Code § 890); $208,850 applies to deaths on or after April 1, 2025	$208,850	included	https://courts.ca.gov/system/files/file/probate-code-890-adjusted-amounts.pdf	The dollar amounts were adjusted on April 1, 2022, and April 1, 2025. The adjusted amounts are as follows: Decedent’s Date of Death Probate Code Sections On or after April 1, 2022, Before April 1, 2022 On or after April 1, 2025 and before April 1, 2025 §§ 6602, 6609 $85,900 $95,325 $107,900 § 13050(c) $16,625 $18,450 $...	California	Cal. Prob. Code § 13100	https://referencesource.org/state-small-estate-affidavit-thresholds/california/	[ "exclusions", "personal_property_threshold", "real_property_threshold", "state" ]	40	with or without will
[ "inflation_adjustment", "statute_citation", "will_restriction" ]	property exempt from the claims of creditors	florida	none	$75,000	included	http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0735/Sections/0735.201.html	That the value of the entire estate subject to administration in this state, less the value of property exempt from the claims of creditors, does not exceed $75,000 or that the decedent has been dead for more than 2 years.	Florida	Fla. Stat. § 735.201	https://referencesource.org/state-small-estate-affidavit-thresholds/florida/	[ "exclusions", "personal_property_threshold", "real_property_threshold", "state", "waiting_period_days" ]	not stated	with or without will
[ "inflation_adjustment", "statute_citation", "will_restriction" ]	motor vehicles registered with the Secretary of State	illinois	none	$150,000	N/A	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?MajorTopic=&Chapter=&ActName=Probate+Act+of+1975.&ActID=2104&ChapterID=60&ChapAct=755+ILCS+5/&SeqStart=35500000&SeqEnd=36000000	tangible and intangible personal property not exceeding $150,000	Illinois	755 ILCS 5/25-1	https://referencesource.org/state-small-estate-affidavit-thresholds/illinois/	[ "personal_property_threshold" ]	not stated	with or without will
[ "inflation_adjustment", "statute_citation", "will_restriction" ]	liens and encumbrances	minnesota	none	$75,000	N/A	https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/524.3-1201	(1) the value of the entire probate estate, determined as of the date of death, wherever located, including specifically any contents of a safe deposit box, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $75,000;	Minnesota	Minn. Stat. § 524.3-1201	https://referencesource.org/state-small-estate-affidavit-thresholds/minnesota/	[ "exclusions", "personal_property_threshold", "real_property_threshold", "state", "waiting_period_days" ]	30	with or without will
[ "inflation_adjustment", "statute_citation", "will_restriction" ]	liens, debt, and encumbrances	missouri	none	$40,000	included	https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=473.097	(1) The value of the entire estate, less liens, debt, and encumbrances, does not exceed forty thousand dollars;	Missouri	Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.097	https://referencesource.org/state-small-estate-affidavit-thresholds/missouri/	[ "exclusions", "personal_property_threshold", "real_property_threshold", "state", "waiting_period_days" ]	30	with or without will
[ "inflation_adjustment", "statute_citation", "will_restriction" ]	amounts due for service in the Armed Forces; motor vehicles registered to the decedent	nevada	none	$25,000 ($150,000 if the claimant is the surviving spouse)	N/A	https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-146.html	If the claimant is the surviving spouse of the decedent, $150,000.	Nevada	Nev. Rev. Stat. § 146.080	https://referencesource.org/state-small-estate-affidavit-thresholds/nevada/	[ "exclusions", "personal_property_threshold", "real_property_threshold", "state", "waiting_period_days" ]	40	with or without will
[ "inflation_adjustment", "statute_citation", "will_restriction" ]	none stated	ohio	none	$35,000 ($100,000 if the entire estate passes to the surviving spouse)	included	https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2113.03	(1) The value of the assets of the estate is thirty-five thousand dollars or less. (2) The value of the assets of the estate is one hundred thousand dollars or less and either of the following applies: (a) The decedent devised and bequeathed in a valid will all of the assets of the decedent's estate to a person who is ...	Ohio	Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.03	https://referencesource.org/state-small-estate-affidavit-thresholds/ohio/	[ "exclusions", "personal_property_threshold", "real_property_threshold", "state", "waiting_period_days" ]	not stated	with or without will
[ "inflation_adjustment", "statute_citation", "will_restriction" ]	manufactured homes are counted with real property, not personal property	oregon	none	$75,000	$200,000	https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors114.html	Not more than $75,000 of the fair market value of the estate is attributable to personal property other than manufactured homes; and	Oregon	Or. Rev. Stat. § 114.510	https://referencesource.org/state-small-estate-affidavit-thresholds/oregon/	[ "exclusions", "personal_property_threshold", "real_property_threshold", "state", "waiting_period_days" ]	30	with or without will
[ "inflation_adjustment", "statute_citation", "will_restriction" ]	homestead property, exempt property, and other non-probate property	texas	none	$75,000	N/A	https://texaslawhelp.org/article/small-estate-affidavits	You may be able to use a SEA in Texas if you meet all of the requirements set out in the <https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.205.htm> Texas Estate Code chapter 205 . Some of the essential requirements include the following: The decedent died without a will. The decedent left no more than $75,000 in prope...	Texas	Tex. Est. Code Chapter 205	https://referencesource.org/state-small-estate-affidavit-thresholds/texas/	[ "exclusions", "personal_property_threshold", "state" ]	not stated	intestate only
[ "inflation_adjustment", "statute_citation", "will_restriction" ]	none stated	virginia	none	$75,000	N/A	https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title64.2/section64.2-601/	1. That the value of the decedent's entire personal probate estate as of the date of the decedent's death, wherever located, does not exceed $75,000; 2. That at least 60 days have elapsed since the decedent's death;	Virginia	Va. Code § 64.2-601	https://referencesource.org/state-small-estate-affidavit-thresholds/virginia/	[ "exclusions", "personal_property_threshold", "real_property_threshold", "state", "waiting_period_days" ]	60	with or without will
[ "inflation_adjustment", "statute_citation", "will_restriction" ]	surviving spouse's or domestic partner's community property interest; liens and encumbrances	washington	none	$100,000	N/A	https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=11.62.010	(c) That the value of the decedent's entire estate subject to probate, not including the surviving spouse's or surviving domestic partner's community property interest in any assets which are subject to probate in the decedent's estate, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed one hundred thousand...	Washington	Wash. Rev. Code § 11.62.010	https://referencesource.org/state-small-estate-affidavit-thresholds/washington/	[ "exclusions", "personal_property_threshold", "real_property_threshold", "state", "waiting_period_days" ]	40	with or without will
[ "inflation_adjustment", "statute_citation", "will_restriction" ]	none stated	wisconsin	none	$50,000	included	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/867/03	when a decedent leaves property subject to administration in this state that does not exceed $50,000 in gross value, any heir of the decedent, trustee of a revocable trust created by the decedent, a person named in the will to act as personal representative, or person who was guardian of the decedent at the time of the...	Wisconsin	Wis. Stat. § 867.03	https://referencesource.org/state-small-estate-affidavit-thresholds/wisconsin/	[ "exclusions", "personal_property_threshold", "real_property_threshold", "state", "waiting_period_days" ]	not stated	with or without will

State small estate affidavit and simplified probate thresholds

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Dollar thresholds below which heirs can use a small estate affidavit or simplified probate procedure to transfer a decedent's property without full probate, for each US state and DC. Each record is one jurisdiction, giving the personal property threshold for the affidavit procedure, any separate real property threshold, waiting period, whether a will is required to be absent, inflation adjustment schedule, and statute citation. Answers 'what is the small estate limit in [state]' and 'can I avoid probate for a $X estate in [state]'. Thresholds range from $5,000 (some states) to $208,850 (California, inflation-adjusted triennially). Several states adjust periodically; most do not. No existing compilation cites the underlying statutes, making verification impossible.

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