Disclaimer

This site and the kits sold on it are informational only. They are not legal advice and are not a substitute for consultation with a licensed attorney. We are not a law firm. We do not practice law. We do not draft legal documents. We do not host affidavit instrument text.

The kits teach families and preparers how to use a state's statutory small estate affidavit or affidavit of heirship process — the underlying legal mechanism and, where the state publishes one, the official fill-in form, comes from the state itself, not from us. We explain how to calculate whether an estate falls under the statutory dollar ceiling, how to complete the affidavit, how to have it notarized, and how to present it to a bank, DMV, or title company. We never apply legal judgment to your family's specific situation, and we never tell you whether your estate qualifies — we show you the statutory line, and you compare your own facts against it.

State probate rules vary and change. The statutory caps, citations, and procedures described on this site reflect each state's publicly-available probate code as of the "last reviewed" date on that state's page. Verify all information directly with your state's probate court and an attorney licensed in your state before acting.

Support is async email only. We do not offer phone consultations and we do not offer live chat. Email replies are limited to product/refund support and a canned redirect for any individualized situational question: "This kit is informational and we are not attorneys. We cannot give advice about your specific situation. For advice on your situation, please consult a licensed attorney in your state."

Not every state gets the same product. What we sell depends on what your state actually publishes:

— Where a state publishes an official fill-in small estate affidavit or affidavit-of-heirship form, we sell a step-by-step kit built directly around that form.

— Where a state's statute describes the required contents of the affidavit but does not publish a fill-in form, we sell a requirements guide: the exact statutory provisions a compliant affidavit must contain, cited to the probate code, with no drafting or execution instructions and no claim that a fill-in form exists.

— A given state's product model (kit vs. requirements guide) is stated plainly at the top of that state's page before purchase, and is re-verified against the current statute on the annual and quarterly review cadence described in our editorial process.

Trademark and citations

State agency names and probate code section numbers are referenced for citation and identification purposes only. No endorsement is implied. All trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.

Author

Bylined as James Whitfield, researcher. Not an attorney. No bar membership in any jurisdiction. See About.