Complete and attach Schedule A. SMALL ESTATE. The first step is to file the "Petition to Set Aside without Administration" with your local probate court.Each state provides ways for a small estate to be distributed without going through the full probate process. File Petition to Probate the Estate. Determine if you have a small or regular estate, as the forms and timelines differ for each. A Petition to Reopen Estate and Motion to Set Aside the Order Approving the Final. This booklet is designed to help you carry out your duties as an executor or administrator of an estate. Does not extend to the administration of the estate. Although it begins in the Orphans Court, the trial often will be, and you may want it to be, before a Circuit Court judge or tried to a jury. We do not provide forms for the following case types: Set Aside, Summary Administration, and General Administration.
