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VOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATION or SMALL ESTATE PROCEEDING may be used when a fiduciary is needed to transfer estate assets (personal property only) and the value of the assets does not exceed $50,000, exclusive of property set off under EPTL 5-3.1. This is a legal proceeding and you may need the assistance of a lawyer.
That amount can change from year to year. For example, if the decedent died on April 1, 2022, or later, the estate is small if it is valued at $184,500 or less. If the decedent died before April 1, 2022, the estate is small if it is valued at $166,250 or less.
Letters of Voluntary Administration are typically issued to allow the Voluntary Administrator access to certain assets and those assets only.
It provides a legal avenue for individuals to declare their relationship to the decedent and claim rights to the estate. By completing this affidavit, stakeholders ensure proper handling of the deceased's assets and liabilities. This form includes essential fields required for the voluntary administration of an estate.
Assuming all the relevant documents have been filed, on average, it takes 3 to 6 weeks to receive a letter of administration in New York. If someone is contesting your right to administer the estate, this process could take years. Due to some recent budget cuts and other delays, wait times have slightly increased.
New York offers a simplified probate process for small estates, called "voluntary administration of small estates" or "settlement of small estates without court administration. This simplified probate process is often also known as "summary probate" or "summary administration.")
These are called “small estates.” You can use a document called a “Small Estate Affidavit” to distribute the dece- dent's property outside of the court without a court's supervision. If you use a Small Estate Affidavit, you are still bound by the terms of the will.
You can take photos or videos to help you record your belongings, but be sure to also write down descriptions, including year, make, and model numbers, where appropriate. For valuable items, you may want to have an appraisal to determine the item's worth.
Every member in a family owns things that belong to that individual only. They are known as personal belongings. Some examples of personal belongings include clothes, bags, books, stationary, etc.
Write down each item under the categorical name of the room (i.e., Living Room, Kitchen, Bedroom, etc.). Items such as “clothing” or “shoes” can be grouped together following a more specific amount of quantity. Such as, “Clothing – 25 shirts and 15 pants.”