Georgia Household Paperwork Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (GA Executor and Estate Kit, Georgia Small Claims Kit, Georgia POA Signing Kit)

Who it is for

Families in Georgia getting papers in order: signing a power of attorney or will, settling an estate, or taking a money dispute to small claims.

Not the right fit if

You only need one of these papers (buy that kit on its own), or nothing is in Georgia. Not a form preparation or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Georgia kits are built only from our Georgia data files: Sources, checked November 2026: Georgia Probate Court Standard Form GPCSF 9, Petition for Order Declaring No Administration Necessary (eff. July 2021); Write a Will (Georgia.gov); Georgia small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Georgia Department of Law, Consumer Protection Division: Other options for resolving your dispute; Georgia power of attorney data file, checked November 2026 against Establish Power of Attorney (Georgia.gov); Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care, revised March 2016 (Georgia Division of Aging Services); Statutory Form Power of Attorney, O.C.G.A. Chapter 6B of Title 10 (Georgia Department of Community Affairs).
• Every kit in the set is written for Georgia.

What is inside

• Georgia Executor and Estate Kit. A bank may pay not more than $15,000 of an intestate depositor's funds to the family on the statutory affidavit, without administration. The probate court's 'no administration necessary' order has no dollar limit. Signed before a notary. The petition is verified under oath before a notary or the probate clerk, and each heir's consent must be sworn the same way. Through a court office. Filed with the probate court of the county. GPCSF 9, Petition for Order Declaring No Administration Necessary. A Georgia Probate Court Standard Form. Order declaring no administration necessary: For a person who died without a will, when the estate owes no debts (or creditors consent) and all the heirs agree on how to divide it. The form sets no dollar limit. Under the deceased-depositor affidavit, the bank pays the surviving spouse first, then children, parents and siblings. Two witnesses, who watch the signing and also sign. The state's page says they shouldn't be beneficiaries. Allowed. The state aging division's brochure describes a self-proving affidavit that can remove the need for witness testimony at probate; it doesn't say who takes it. real estate, waiting period after the death: check Georgia Probate Court Standard Form GPCSF 9, Petition for Order Declaring No Administration Necessary (eff. July 2021); if the will is handwritten, a witness who inherits: check Write a Will (Georgia.gov).
• Georgia Small Claims Court Kit. In Georgia, small claims (Magistrate court) cover claims up to $15,000. From the official page: Money claims of less than $15,000; counterclaims must also total less than $15,000. Where and how to file, from the official pages: Individual defendant: the county where they live. Corporation: the county of its registered agent. Unincorporated business: the county where it is physically located. Fees: filing fee with serving one defendant, low end: $45 (varies by county); filing fee with serving one defendant, high end: $55 (varies by county). The Consumer Protection Division says the fee varies by county, about $45 to $55 including service on one defendant, plus about $25 to $35 for each additional defendant. How to use the kit, the 8 confirmed Georgia facts at a glance, what we couldn't confirm (online filing) with the page to check, and a yes/no checklist: is the amount under $15,000, is it the right court, is there someone to serve and something to collect from. Service: The court serves the defendant with the claim and a summons. The defendant generally has 30 days to answer. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: Within 30 days of the decision, to the state court or superior court in the county; a filing fee applies.
• Georgia Power of Attorney Signing Kit. Get your Georgia power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. Georgia.gov lists a notary among the basic signing requirements. Step by step in signing order: statutory form: Start from the official form: Georgia Statutory Form Power of Attorney (O.C.G.A; notary: Sign in front of a notary, who completes an acknowledgment; witnesses: Witnesses sign too; agent's acknowledgment: No signed acceptance is required before acting; durable after incapacity: The statutory form is durable unless the principal says otherwise in its special instructions. Healthcare: Two witnesses who aren't the health care agent, an heir, or directly involved in your care; only one may work at the facility. No notary is needed. Notary: "including being signed by the principal, witnesses, and a notary public." Witnesses: "This document was signed in my presence on" Agent's acknowledgment: "When you accept the authority granted under this power of attorney" Durable after incapacity: "This power of attorney shall be durable unless you state otherwise in the Special Instructions." Healthcare power of attorney: "This form does not need to be notarized" Agent: The statutory form has no agent signature block; the agent's duties begin when the agent accepts, and the agent signs as agent when acting. Plus a copies log.