--- title: "Massachusetts Executor and Estate Kit | MCC Solutions" description: "Massachusetts executor kit: first 30 days, up to $25,000 small estate limit, 30-day wait, no notary on the official form, letters and an Excel estate ledger." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/ma-executor-kit" --- Document pack # Massachusetts Executor and Estate Kit: the $25,000 Small Estate Route After 30 Days, First Month Checklist and Estate Ledger Massachusetts, from the official pages: Personal property only, worth $25,000 or less not counting the value of a car. **$25** one time · 14-day full refund · Word and PDF · download link by email Buy now, $25 Free sample 🌙 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 Massachusetts. Through a court office. The statement is filed with the Probate and Family Court in the county where the person lived. Not the right fit if The person didn't live in or own property in Massachusetts, 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: Mass.gov: Instructions for voluntary administration with or without a will (MPC 961); Probate and Family Court: Voluntary Administration Statement (MPC 170), Spanish/English version (rev. 4/15/2016, PDF); M.G.L. c.190B, 2-502, Execution; witnessed wills (Massachusetts Legislature); M.G.L. c.190B, 2-504, Self-proved will (Massachusetts Legislature); M.G.L. c.190B, 2-505, Who may witness (Massachusetts Legislature); M.G.L. c.190B, 2-501, Who may make will (Massachusetts Legislature); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Massachusetts (Nolo, updated September 2025). - All 11 Massachusetts facts are confirmed: on an official page, or where none could be read, on a vetted secondary source marked as such. What is inside - **Massachusetts small estate route.** Personal property only, worth $25,000 or less not counting the value of a car. Real estate in the person's name alone takes the estate out of this procedure. 30 days. Thirty days or more after the death. The official form doesn't call for a notary. The Voluntary Administration Statement (MPC 170) is signed under the penalties of perjury; the court's bilingual version has no notary block. Through a court office. The statement is filed with the Probate and Family Court in the county where the person lived. Voluntary Administration Statement (MPC 170). With the instructions (MPC 961) from the Probate and Family Court. Voluntary administration: A statement filed with the Probate and Family Court lets a voluntary administrator collect and distribute a small personal-property estate. - **How a Massachusetts will had to be signed.** Two witnesses, who saw the signing or the testator's acknowledgment. Allowed at signing or later, before an officer authorized to administer oaths where it is signed. Not recognized, per Nolo's Massachusetts page (updated September 2025), citing G.L. c. 190B, 2-502. The will stays valid, but a gift to a witness or the witness's spouse is void unless two other witnesses who get nothing similar also signed, or the witness shows no fraud or undue influence. - **Massachusetts estate ledger (Excel).** Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $25,000, dates day 30 after the death, flags real estate in the person's name alone, which rules the route out and leaves vehicles 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. A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Start Here (Massachusetts Executor and Estate Kit)](/img/toolkits/ma-executor-kit/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/ma-executor-kit/doc-1.webp) First page of Start Here [![Page 1 of the First 30 Days Checklist (Massachusetts Executor and Estate Kit)](/img/toolkits/ma-executor-kit/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/ma-executor-kit/doc-2.webp) First page of First 30 Days Checklist Get it ## Massachusetts Executor and Estate Kit Or pay with PayPal Uses the email and terms box above. You get the same download link by email. ZIP code (for sales tax) Want every toolkit? The [toolkit membership](/membership) includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly. Get every update for a year, $29: the [Yearly Updates Pass](/updates-pass?kit=ma-executor-kit) gives you each refreshed edition we release of the kits you own. One payment, no automatic renewal. 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. Ways to get it ## Just this kit, or more This kit **$25 one time** MA Executor and Estate Kit. Buy this kit The set **$44 one time** 3 kits including this one, $19 less than buying them separately. [See the set](/toolkits/massachusetts-household-paperwork-bundle) Membership **$29 a month** Every kit and document pack in the store, including new ones. Cancel any time. [See the membership](/membership) Questions ## Common questions **What's in the download?** Five Word and PDF documents, including the Massachusetts small estate route, and the Massachusetts estate ledger in Excel, by email link after payment. **What is the small estate limit in Massachusetts?** Personal property only, worth $25,000 or less not counting the value of a car. Real estate: Real estate in the person's name alone takes the estate out of this procedure. **When and how is the Massachusetts small estate paperwork signed?** Wait: 30 days. Thirty days or more after the death. **Where does it go in Massachusetts?** Through a court office. The statement is filed with the Probate and Family Court in the county where the person lived. Form: Voluntary Administration Statement (MPC 170). With the instructions (MPC 961) from the Probate and Family Court. **What did a Massachusetts will need to be accepted?** Two witnesses, who saw the signing or the testator's acknowledgment. Self-proving affidavit: Allowed at signing or later, before an officer authorized to administer oaths where it is signed. **Is this legal advice?** No. An estate attorney or the county probate/surrogate office answers questions about your situation. Free sample ### Try one page first Get a real page or file from this product by email. We send one confirmation email, and no series follows. 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