

(7) Filer Status. This paperwork can be filed by one of several types of Parties. (6) Licensed Fiduciary Number. If you are a Fiduciary Agent then record your fiduciary number where requested (5) Lawyer’s Bar Number. If you are an Attorney working on behalf of the Affiant through this filing, then your bar number must be furnished for proper identification. Furnish your full address to the two lines available below your name. Produce your full name at the top of this page to identify yourself as the Filer of this document. To find where to file, use this Court Locator. If seeking real property, submit the completed, signed, notarized form to a probate court in the county where the decedent lived. Instead, give the completed, signed, notarized form to the person or entity holding the asset to be transferred. If seeking personal property, it is not necessary to file the small estate affidavit with the court. Step 4 – Fill Out Form, then File or Collect If the decedent died intestate, or without a will, then the assets should be distributed according to the state laws on intestate succession. If the decedent had a will, the assets are distributed according to the will. Step 3 – Determine DistributionĪ small estate affidavit allows you to speed up the process of delivering things that are owed to people. For assistance determining the value of real property, check with the assessor’s office in the county where the property is located, or the state Department of Revenue. It’s helpful to have a list of all property that will be transferred in one place, one that includes both its assessed value and whether it is subject to any liens or debts. At least six (6) months must pass before the transfer of real property. § 14-3971 (Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit)Īt least thirty (30) days must pass before the transfer of personal property.


For both types of property, liens and encumbrances may be deducted when summing the total.

§ 14-3971(B)(2)), while the total value of all real property may be no more than $100,000 ( A.R.S. The collected personal property in the estate may be worth no more than $75,000 ( A.R.S.
