Disposition Without Administration

Disposition Without Administration (§ 735.301) allows a surviving spouse or qualified heir to collect personal property from a small estate without going through formal probate.

Eligibility:

• The decedent owned no real property in their sole name (real property cannot be transferred this way);
• The only personal property is exempt property and/or the amount of funeral expenses and final medical bills equals or exceeds the estate value; OR the total non-exempt personal property is $75,000 or less;
• The petitioner is a surviving spouse, beneficiary under the will, or heir.

File the petition in the county where the decedent resided.

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