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The total value of the probated property (minus any debts or other encumbrances on the property) is less than $50,000.00; No real property (real estate) is part of the probated estate; No probate case is started or completed in a North Dakota state district court, a court of any other state, or a tribal court; and.

In North Dakota, real estate can be transferred via a TOD deed, otherwise known as a beneficiary deed. This deed permits a property owner to designate a beneficiary who will automatically inherit the property upon the owner's death, avoiding probate.

The next of kin heirs that inherit from a decedent's intestate estate in North Dakota depend on the decedent's other survivors. The closest relatives and the surviving spouse inherit from the intestate estate prior to more remote relatives.

If the value of the estate is less than $50,000, probate may be avoided. The small estate administration just requires an affidavit. The simplified probate or informal probate process allows the personal representative to manage the estate without the need for a hearing or for oversight from the court.

Die unmarried and intestate in North Dakota and your estate goes to your children in equal shares. If you don't have any children, then your parents are next in line. Finally, if you don't have a spouse, children, or surviving parents, then your estate will go to your grandparents, or descendants of your grandparents.

Every state sets different rules about what qualifies as a small estate, which is defined by its dollar value. The collection of the decedent's assets may need to be worth less than $50,000 to be considered small or may be able to be worth as much as $150,000, depending on the state law and what assets are counted.