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In North Dakota, you must file probate within three years of the individual's passing. Filing within three years allows you to qualify for informal probate or affidavit. If you wait longer than three years to file, the estate has to go through normal probate.

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.

Some assets may not need to be included in probate if they have a named beneficiary. However, North Dakota does allow for an informal probate process which is a simplified version. If the value of the estate is less than $50,000, probate may be avoided.

In North Dakota, the following assets are subject to probate: Solely-owned property: Any asset that was solely owned by the deceased person with no designated beneficiary is subject to probate. This could include bank accounts, cars, houses, personal belongings, and business interests.

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.