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Small estate

My mother died a year and half ago

she had no will. It is just me and my

brother can we file a small estate

petition instead of going through

probate

Asked on May 10, 2016 under Estate Planning, Arkansas

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 7 years ago | Contributor

Most states have a legal process for avoiding the time and expense of formal probate in the case of when somone dies with few to no assets of value. The requirements for this vary from state-to-state. Here is a link to a site that will explain the AZ procedure for this:
https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/SuperiorCourt/Self-ServiceCenter/Forms/ProbateCases/prob_pbse1.asp


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