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After a parent dies
After a parent dies: rules by state
After a parent dies: facts from official state and federal sources for 50 states and DC, with links to each source. Educational only, not legal advice.
Each page lists facts copied from official sources, with the link to each one and the date we checked it. Pick your state.
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Arizona
- Creditor claim deadlines for an estate in Arizona
- How to order a death certificate in Arizona
- Executor duties and deadlines in Arizona
- How probate works in Arizona after a parent dies
- Small estates in Arizona: collecting a parent's property without full probate
- Transfer-on-death deeds for a home in Arizona
Delaware
District of Columbia
- Creditor claim deadlines for an estate in District of Columbia
- How to order a death certificate in District of Columbia
- Executor duties and deadlines in District of Columbia
- How probate works in District of Columbia after a parent dies
- Small estates in District of Columbia: collecting a parent's property without full probate
- Transfer-on-death deeds for a home in District of Columbia
Florida
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
- Creditor claim deadlines for an estate in Minnesota
- How to order a death certificate in Minnesota
- Executor duties and deadlines in Minnesota
- How probate works in Minnesota after a parent dies
- Small estates in Minnesota: collecting a parent's property without full probate
- Transfer-on-death deeds for a home in Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
- Creditor claim deadlines for an estate in Nebraska
- How to order a death certificate in Nebraska
- Executor duties and deadlines in Nebraska
- How probate works in Nebraska after a parent dies
- Small estates in Nebraska: collecting a parent's property without full probate
- Transfer-on-death deeds for a home in Nebraska
Nevada
North Carolina
North Dakota
- Creditor claim deadlines for an estate in North Dakota
- How to order a death certificate in North Dakota
- Executor duties and deadlines in North Dakota
- How probate works in North Dakota after a parent dies
- Small estates in North Dakota: collecting a parent's property without full probate
- Transfer-on-death deeds for a home in North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Washington
- Creditor claim deadlines for an estate in Washington
- How to order a death certificate in Washington
- Executor duties and deadlines in Washington
- How probate works in Washington after a parent dies
- Small estates in Washington: collecting a parent's property without full probate
- Transfer-on-death deeds for a home in Washington