Date: Friday, March 19, 2021
The small estate affidavit process is an alternative to review in certain circumstances
VANCOUVER – The Clark County Law Library is selling a new self-help form. The small estate affidavit process is an alternative to review in certain circumstances.
The kit includes forms and instructions for transferring the personal property of a Washington resident who died without an estate. These are generally situations where there is no real estate and the value of the property is less than $ 100,000.
Flowcharts help people decide whether they are authorized to use the process, determine who is a “successor” to the process, understand the different types of properties, and explain how the property is distributed.
“We are pleased to offer a resource that is so much more detailed and helpful than any material we had access to before,” said legal librarian Maria Sosnowski. “Hopefully this kit will help after a death, which is usually a very stressful time.”
The kit can be purchased online and the legal library will then mail the kit to the purchaser.
For information and a purchase link, visit the Law Library self-help forms webpage at https://clark.wa.gov/law-library/self-help-form-kits.
Information provided by Clark Co. WA Communications.