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Delaware Executor and Estate Kit: the $50,000 Small Estate Route After 30 Days, First Month Checklist and Estate Ledger
Delaware, from the official pages: $50,000 for deaths on or after June 11, 2026; $30,000 before. Only when there's no real estate in the person's name alone. The affidavit can also transfer motor vehicles, trailers and boats.
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Who it is for
Whoever is settling the estate of someone who lived in Delaware. Through a court office. The affidavit is issued by the county Register of Wills office ($10 for the first, $5 for each additional one at the same time).
Not the right fit if
The person didn't live in or own property in Delaware, 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: New Castle County Register of Wills: Small estates; Delaware Code Title 12 (Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations), Chapter 2, Wills.
- 2 facts aren't stated on those pages, so the kit says so and links where to check.
What is inside
- Delaware small estate route. $50,000 for deaths on or after June 11, 2026; $30,000 before. Only when there's no real estate in the person's name alone. The affidavit can also transfer motor vehicles, trailers and boats. Real estate in the person's name alone takes the estate out of this procedure. 30 days. Wait 30 days from the date of death. A restricted affidavit lets out-of-state next of kin transfer a vehicle title sooner. Through a court office. The affidavit is issued by the county Register of Wills office ($10 for the first, $5 for each additional one at the same time). Small Estate Affidavit (Register of Wills mail-in request form). Requested from the Register of Wills in person or by mail.
- How a Delaware will had to be signed. Two or more credible witnesses, who sign in the testator's presence. Allowed at signing or any later date, before an officer authorized to administer oaths in the state, under official seal. Not recognized. A will that isn't written, signed and witnessed as the statute says is void. A separate handwritten list can cover only certain personal items. A witness who gets something under the will doesn't make the will or any part of it invalid.
- Delaware estate ledger (Excel). Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $50,000, picking the figure for the date of death, dates day 30 after the death and flags real estate in the person's name alone, which rules the route out.
- First 30 days, tracker and letters. The first month in order with day 30 marked, a documents and accounts tracker, and plain letters to a bank, a utility and Social Security.
- Still to confirm in Delaware. notary or oath, simplified court procedure: check New Castle County Register of Wills: Small estates.
A look inside
The first pages, as you will get them
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What's in the download?
Five Word and PDF documents, including the Delaware small estate route, and the Delaware estate ledger in Excel, by email link after payment.
What is the small estate limit in Delaware?
$50,000 for deaths on or after June 11, 2026; $30,000 before. Only when there's no real estate in the person's name alone. The affidavit can also transfer motor vehicles, trailers and boats. Real estate: Real estate in the person's name alone takes the estate out of this procedure.
When and how is the Delaware small estate paperwork signed?
Wait: 30 days. Wait 30 days from the date of death. A restricted affidavit lets out-of-state next of kin transfer a vehicle title sooner.
Where does it go in Delaware?
Through a court office. The affidavit is issued by the county Register of Wills office ($10 for the first, $5 for each additional one at the same time). Form: Small Estate Affidavit (Register of Wills mail-in request form). Requested from the Register of Wills in person or by mail.
What did a Delaware will need to be accepted?
Two or more credible witnesses, who sign in the testator's presence. Self-proving affidavit: Allowed at signing or any later date, before an officer authorized to administer oaths in the state, under official seal.
Is this legal advice?
No. An estate attorney or the county probate/surrogate office answers questions about your situation.
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