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What Probate in Illinois looks like. Illinois probate follows this general flow: contact the court, get appointed as personal representative, submit will if it exists, inventory and submit valuations of all relevant assets, have the court and beneficiaries approve it, and then distribute the assets to beneficiaries.

In the state of Illinois, probate is the legal process required for administering the property of someone who passed away. ing to the Probate Act of 1975, 755 ILCS 5/Art. XXV, a formal court proceeding is not needed if your probate assets are valued under $100K and you don't own any real estate.

A claim against the probate estate can either be filed with the court or mailed to the representative of the estate. Once the representative receives notice of the claim, he or she can either allow the claim or send a notice to the claimant informing them that they are ?disallowing? the claim.

Not all estates must go through formal probate in Illinois. It is possible to have a small estate affidavit if the estate is worth less than $100,000 and there is no real estate involved.

This is usually done by the executor named in the will ? sometimes known as the decedent's personal representative. The filing also includes a petition to initiate probate proceedings and to have the court recognize the executor's authority.

The threshold for probate court is that the property solely owned by the decedent (not jointly) is valued at more than $100,000, or all the probate assets are worth more than $100,000. An estate under $100,000 and with no real estate only requires a simple affidavit by the person who would receive assets.