Indiana Household Paperwork Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (IN Executor and Estate Kit, Indiana Small Claims Kit, Indiana Will Signing Kit)

Who it is for

Families in Indiana 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 Indiana. 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 Indiana kits are built only from our Indiana data files: Sources, checked November 2026: Nolo (secondary source): Probate Shortcuts in Indiana (Nolo); Indiana Code 29-1-8-1 (copy posted by Cass County, in.gov); Indiana State Form 54794, Small Estate Affidavit (Indiana Public Retirement System, R10 / 6-26); Affidavit for Transfer of Assets Without Administration, Clark County Clerk of Courts, Indiana (09/2023, PDF); Justia (statute text) (secondary source): IC 29-1-8-3, Summary procedure (2025 Indiana Code, Justia); Legislative Update: Probate and property matters, May 14, 2021 (Indiana Office of Court Services); Wills (trial court publication, Indiana Office of Court Services); Order 20S-MS-237, Emergency Procedures for the Witnessing of Wills (Indiana Supreme Court, 2020); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Indiana (Nolo); FindLaw Codes (secondary source): IC 29-1-5-1 (FindLaw Codes, current as of January 1, 2026); Indiana small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Indiana Office of Court Services: Small Claims Manual (2026 edition, updated 12/23/2025); Indiana Office of Court Services: Trial Court Fee Manual (current through the 2026 legislative session); Indiana Judicial Branch: E-filing implementation schedule (available in all Indiana trial courts; unrepresented litigants may e-file); Indiana will signing data file, checked November 2026 against Legislative Update: Probate and property matters, May 14, 2021 (Indiana Office of Court Services); Wills (trial court publication, Indiana Office of Court Services); Order 20S-MS-237, Emergency Procedures for the Witnessing of Wills (Indiana Supreme Court, 2020); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Indiana (Nolo); FindLaw Codes (secondary source): IC 29-1-5-1 (FindLaw Codes, current as of January 1, 2026).
• Every kit in the set is written for Indiana.

What is inside

• Indiana Executor and Estate Kit. The gross probate estate, less liens, encumbrances and reasonable funeral expenses: $100,000 for deaths after June 30, 2022; $50,000 for deaths from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2022; $25,000 before. The affidavit isn't available for real estate; title can pass by recording a passage of title (or devolution) affidavit with the county recorder (Nolo's summary). Real estate has its own affidavit or petition. Named on the official pages: Summary procedure (IC 29-1-8-3). 45 days. Forty-five days after the death; five days for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to transfer a vehicle or watercraft title. It depends on the route. The statute doesn't use the word notarized. The Clark Circuit Court's affidavit form (09/2023) ends with an affirmation under penalties of perjury and has no notary block, while some holders' own forms, like the state retirement system's, must be notarized. Handed to the bank or other holder. Presented to the person holding the property; the statute doesn't call for a court filing. Small Estate Affidavit (State Form 54985). Named in Nolo's summary as Indiana's small estate affidavit; holders can also have their own, like the state retirement system's State Form 54794. Summary procedure (IC 29-1-8-3): When the gross probate estate, less liens and encumbrances, is no more than $100,000 (deaths after June 30, 2022) plus administration costs and reasonable funeral expenses, the personal representative of an unsupervised estate may distribute it without notice to creditors and then file a closing statement (2025 Indiana Code on Justia). Two attesting witnesses, physically present with the testator, per the Indiana Supreme Court's 2020 order on witnessing wills (citing IC 29-1-5 and 29-1-21). A self-proving clause may be built into or attached to a will (2021 law). The summary we read doesn't say who takes it. Not recognized, per Nolo's Indiana page. A witness who inherits risks forfeiting the gift (Nolo, citing Ind. Code 29-1-5-2). Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $100,000, picking the figure for the date of death, dates day 45 after the death and sends real estate to its own procedure.
• Indiana Small Claims Court Kit. In Indiana, small claims (Small claims docket of the circuit and superior courts) cover claims up to $10,000. From the official page: $10,000 or less for small claims filed on or after July 1, 2021. Where and how to file, from the official pages: Any county where the transaction or occurrence took place, the obligation was incurred or is to be performed, or the defendant resides or works. Fees: Small claim filed on paper, one defendant (filing fee plus the fees collected with it): $97 ($35 small claims costs fee, $10 service fee and $52 in other statutory fees); Small claim filed electronically, one defendant (total): $87 (no service fee on e-filed actions); Marion County township small claims court, one defendant (total): $130 (separate schedule); Service fee for each additional named defendant (paper filings): $10; Sheriff service, if requested: $28. From the Indiana Trial Court Fee Manual (Office of Court Services, current through the 2026 legislative session): outside the Marion County township courts a small claim costs $97 with one defendant on paper ($35 small claims costs fee under IC 33-37-4-6 plus the fees collected with it), or $87 if e-filed. A jury trial request costs $70. Fee waivers are available for people who can't pay. Online filing: https://www.in.gov/courts/efiling/schedule A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $10,000, a costs sheet with the Indiana fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed. Service: The clerk or sheriff delivers the notice of claim, or certified mail; it must be served at least 10 days before the court date. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: To the Indiana Court of Appeals, within 30 days of the small claims judgment.
• Indiana Will Signing Day Kit. Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: Two attesting witnesses, physically present with the testator, per the Indiana Supreme Court's 2020 order on witnessing wills (citing IC 29-1-5 and 29-1-21). Pick witnesses who get nothing under the will and aren't married to someone who does. If a beneficiary would have to witness, stop and call the lawyer first: A witness who inherits risks forfeiting the gift (Nolo, citing Ind. Code 29-1-5-2). The statute we read doesn't say who takes the affidavit. Ask the lawyer whether to have a notary there. A self-proving clause may be built into or attached to a will (2021 law). The summary we read doesn't say who takes it. The rule here: A witness who inherits risks forfeiting the gift (Nolo, citing Ind. Code 29-1-5-2). The testator signs (or acknowledges the signature) while the witnesses watch, then each witness signs. Steps, ID, copies and review dates. Remote witnessing in Indiana: No: Indiana requires the witnesses' actual presence, even for an electronic will (Nolo's Indiana page, citing Ind. Code 29-1-21-4). The signing may be videotaped, but the witnesses still have to be there. Electronic wills: Authorized. The 2021 law lets an attorney or paralegal supervise the execution of an electronic will. Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in Indiana: Not recognized, per Nolo's Indiana page.