--- title: "Alabama Executor and Estate Kit | MCC Solutions" description: "Alabama executor kit: first 30 days, up to $37,075 small estate limit, sworn affidavit, filed through the court, letters and an Excel estate ledger." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/al-executor-kit" --- Document pack # Alabama Executor and Estate Kit: the $37,075 Small Estate Route, First Month Checklist and Estate Ledger Alabama, from the official pages: $37,075 of personal property, the figure the State Finance Director set for March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026 The petition covers personal property. A figure for March 2026 onward wasn't published on the pages we read. **Coming soon** not on sale yet Why it is not on sale yet [Read the free guide](/state-rules?state=al) 🌙 The desk is asleep. The store never is. Every kit and ebook downloads the moment you pay, day or night. Questions get answered after we open in the morning. [Browse the store](/toolkits) Who it is for Whoever is settling the estate of someone who lived in Alabama. Through a court office. The petition is filed with the probate court; the court orders the distribution. Not the right fit if The person didn't live in or own property in Alabama, or a will contest or family dispute means you need an estate attorney. Not a form preparation or legal service. Why it is different - Sources, checked November 2026: Mobile County Probate Court: Alabama Small Estates Act; Alabama Department of Finance: Small estate memorandum, February 18, 2025 (PDF); Wills and Estates (Talladega County, Alabama, Probate Office); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Alabama (Nolo); Justia (statute text) (secondary source): Ala. Code 43-8-134, Who may witness will (Justia statute text, 2021 Code of Alabama). - 3 facts aren't stated on those pages, so the kit leaves them out and lists them once to look up, with the official page. What is inside - **Alabama small estate route.** $37,075 of personal property, the figure the State Finance Director set for March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026 The petition covers personal property. A figure for March 2026 onward wasn't published on the pages we read. Sworn; a notary can give the oath. The summary distribution petition is made under oath. Through a court office. The petition is filed with the probate court; the court orders the distribution. Summary distribution under the Revised Alabama Small Estates Act: Distribution of a small amount of personal property to the surviving spouse or distributees without full probate administration. The cap on personal property is adjusted from time to time by a Consumer Price Index formula; the court page doesn't print the current figure. The surviving spouse files the petition, or if there is none, one or more distributees. Summary distribution isn't available if the person who died left a minor child. - **How a Alabama will had to be signed.** At least two witnesses, per the county probate office. Allowed. The county probate office says a self-proving will must be notarized and use the language the law requires. Not recognized: handwritten, unwitnessed wills aren't valid, per Nolo's Alabama page. Allowed: a will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it (Ala. Code 43-8-134, Justia's 2021 code text). Disinterested witnesses are still the safer choice. - **Alabama estate ledger (Excel).** Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $37,075 and marks real estate to ask the court about. - **First 30 days, tracker and letters.** The first month in order, a documents and accounts tracker, and plain letters to a bank, a utility and Social Security. - **Look up before you file in Alabama.** real estate, waiting period after the death, official form: look up on Mobile County Probate Court: Alabama Small Estates Act. A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Start Here (Alabama Executor and Estate Kit)](/img/toolkits/al-executor-kit/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/al-executor-kit/doc-1.webp) First page of Start Here [![Page 1 of the First 30 Days Checklist (Alabama Executor and Estate Kit)](/img/toolkits/al-executor-kit/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/al-executor-kit/doc-2.webp) First page of First 30 Days Checklist Get it ## Alabama Executor and Estate Kit Coming soon This kit is being finished: every state rule in it is checked against official sources before it goes on sale. Free now: [State rules directory](/state-rules?state=al) Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. Not legal, tax or financial advice. An estate attorney or the county probate/surrogate office answers questions about your situation. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. Questions ## Common questions **What's in the download?** Five Word and PDF documents, including the Alabama small estate route, and the Alabama estate ledger in Excel, by email link after payment. **What is the small estate limit in Alabama?** $37,075 of personal property, the figure the State Finance Director set for March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026 The petition covers personal property. A figure for March 2026 onward wasn't published on the pages we read. **When and how is the Alabama small estate paperwork signed?** Signing: Sworn; a notary can give the oath. The summary distribution petition is made under oath. **Where does it go in Alabama?** Through a court office. The petition is filed with the probate court; the court orders the distribution. **What did a Alabama will need to be accepted?** At least two witnesses, per the county probate office. Self-proving affidavit: Allowed. The county probate office says a self-proving will must be notarized and use the language the law requires. **Is this legal advice?** No. An estate attorney or the county probate/surrogate office answers questions about your situation. 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