Probate

How the Texas small estate affidavit works: the $75,000 limit, the 30-day wait, who has to sign, how a judge approves it, and when it can transfer a homestead.

How Florida summary administration works: the $75,000 threshold, the two-year rule, who files the petition, creditor risk, and how the court transfers assets without a full probate.

A plain-language look at Texas lady bird (enhanced life estate) deeds: how they keep an owner in full control, pass property outside probate, interact with Medicaid estate recovery, and compare to the statutory transfer on death deed.

A Texas transfer on death deed lets an owner name a beneficiary who inherits real property outside probate. Here are the statutory requirements, recording steps, revocation rules, and what happens at death.

A California transfer on death deed names who inherits a home at death without probate. It covers residential property with up to four units, must be notarized and recorded within 60 days, and can be revoked any time before death.

A California small estate affidavit transfers a deceased person’s personal property without probate when the estate is worth $184,500 or less. Here are the rules, the 40-day wait, and what the affidavit must say.