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

Who it is for

Families in Illinois 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 Illinois. 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 Illinois kits are built only from our Illinois data files: Sources, checked November 2026: Illinois Public Act 104-0346 (small estate affidavit, effective 8/15/2025) (Illinois General Assembly); 24th Judicial Circuit of Illinois: Small Estate Affidavit form (PDF); 755 ILCS 5/4-3, Signing and attestation (Illinois General Assembly); Illinois small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Illinois Courts: How to File and Serve a Small Claims Complaint and Summons (SC-I 1802.1, rev. 08/20); Illinois Supreme Court Library: Small Claims research guide; Illinois power of attorney data file, checked November 2026 against Illinois Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney for Property, 755 ILCS 45/3-3 (Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission); 755 ILCS 45/4-10, Statutory short form power of attorney for health care (Illinois General Assembly).
• Every kit in the set is written for Illinois.

What is inside

• Illinois Executor and Estate Kit. Gross value of the personal estate, not counting motor vehicles registered with the Secretary of State, up to $150,000 for deaths on or after August 15, 2025 (Public Act 104-0346); $100,000 before. Real estate isn't counted, and the affidavit doesn't transfer it; it needs its own route. Signed before a notary. The statutory affidavit ends with a notary jurat. Small Estate Affidavit (statutory form, 755 ILCS 5/25-1). The form is set out in the statute; circuit courts post copies, like this one from the 24th Circuit. The affidavit sets aside a spouse's award of $20,000 plus $10,000 for each minor or dependent child living with the spouse; with no spouse, the children share the same amounts. waiting period after the death, where the paperwork goes, simplified court procedure: check Illinois Public Act 104-0346 (small estate affidavit, effective 8/15/2025) (Illinois General Assembly); self-proving affidavit, if the will is handwritten, a witness who inherits: check 755 ILCS 5/4-3, Signing and attestation (Illinois General Assembly). Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $150,000, picking the figure for the date of death, leaves real estate out of the count and leaves vehicles out.
• Illinois Small Claims Court Kit. In Illinois, small claims (Small claims, circuit court) cover claims up to $10,000. From the official page: $10,000 or less. Where and how to file, from the official pages: Generally the county where the defendant lives or where the events happened. A business may be sued in any county where it does business or has an office. Online filing: https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm Service: The circuit clerk by certified mail (lowest cost), the sheriff, or a special process server appointed by the court. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: Within 30 days after losing, file a motion asking the judge to reconsider, or an appeal to a higher court. How to use the kit, the 8 confirmed Illinois facts at a glance, what we couldn't confirm (filing fees) with the page to check, and a yes/no checklist: is the amount under $10,000, is it the right court, is there someone to serve and something to collect from.
• Illinois Power of Attorney Signing Kit. Get your Illinois power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. The form isn't effective unless the principal's signature is notarized; the notary can't also be the witness. Step by step in signing order: statutory form: Start from the official form: Illinois Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney for Property; notary: Sign in front of a notary, who completes an acknowledgment; witnesses: One witness signs too; durable after incapacity: The form's notice says the agent may act before and after incapacity, unless the principal limits the period. Healthcare: One witness, 18 or older, who isn't the agent, a relative of the principal or agent, the principal's clinician, or an owner or operator of the facility. No notary is needed. Notary: "will not be effective unless it is signed by at least one witness and your signature is notarized." Witnesses: "Illinois requires only one witness, but other jurisdictions may require more than one witness." Durable after incapacity: "throughout your lifetime, both before and after you become incapacitated" Healthcare power of attorney: "There is no need to have the form notarized." The 5 confirmed Illinois facts at a glance; not confirmed: uniform Power of Attorney Act, agent's acknowledgment, recording for real estate.