You may find this form on your state court website or through the court clerk's office, or you may need to have an attorney or legal services firm create one for you. The form is fairly straightforward and requires the following information: Name, address, and date of death of the decedent.
A survivorship affidavit can only be used if two or more people are listed as owners and one of them is deceased. It is filed by the surviving party to remove the deceased owner.
Use an affidavit of marriage as your sworn statement that you are married and to name who you are married to. Often you will need this affidavit when applying for a foreign visa or if you lose your marriage certificate.
An Affidavit of Survivorship is a legal document that can be used to claim property that you co-own with a person who has died.
In non-community-property states, a formal right of survivorship agreement or deed is required to give a spouse survivorship rights. You'll need to request the form from your county clerk or draft a document detailing the following about the property: Whether right of survivorship exists.
How do I fill this out? Gather the necessary documents related to the deceased. Fill in your personal details as the applicant. Provide the information about the deceased's residency. List the names of living relatives in the order of kinship. Sign the affidavit in the presence of a notary public.
Complete the affidavit: Fill out the form with the decedent's information, a list of their assets and the names and addresses of all heirs or beneficiaries. Notarize the affidavit: Sign the completed affidavit in front of a notary public. Some states might also require additional witnesses.
Fill out the small estate affidavit form: You can get this form, also known as the “Affidavit in Relation to Settlement of Small Estate,” from the Surrogate's Court in the county where the deceased person lived.
Obtain a blank small estate affidavit form. In most cases, you can find it by visiting the probate court website. Note that this should be the court located in the county in which the decedent lived.