Prepare Legal Delaware Heirship Affidavits Forms For Free

If the deceased property owner had a Will stating who the property should be transferred to, the Will should be filed for Probate within 4 years of the date of death. The property may subsequently be transferred or sold by the Executor named in the Will ing to the wishes of the deceased owner.

First, you need to wait 30 days from the date of death. After that period, you may come into the Register of Wills office to petition for the small estate affidavit. You will need to bring a CERTIFIED copy of the death certificate* and your picture I.D. (preferably a valid driver's license).

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The Register of Wills Office assists families and attorneys in obtaining the necessary documents to transfer the assets of a deceased person. It is the county probate office and is a branch of the Delaware Chancery Court.

An affidavit of heirship must be signed and sworn to before a notary public by a person who knew the decedent and the decedent's family history. This person can be a friend of the decedent, an old friend of the family, or a neighbor, for example.

A ballpark fee for preparation of the affidavit is between $750 for a very simple estate with few heirs to several thousand dollars for a more complicated estate with many heirs. The filing fees to record the affidavit in each county where the real property is located usually run about $50 to $75 in Texas.