Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Missouri
affidavit small estate
When my husband died three yrs. ago nothing was probated in court he had no valuable estate and no will. Now a company whom I am trying to get to transfer some stock shares to my name from his want an affidavit of small estate. I have one printed from online info, question is do I have to file this at the courthouse or can I send it filled out by me and notorized?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: affidavit small estate
Some states use affidavits of small estate, to transfer prperty too late for a testamentary estate to be opened. The traditiional method in Missouri is to do a Petition to determine heirship. That could work, or you could go with the method used in the state where the property is.
If this is more than a couple hundred dollars wotrh of stock, you should retain an attorney to handle this transfer for you.
Good luck
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