Where we are

Georgia path

the Probate Court of the county where they lived. Estates with these facts most commonly begin with: Probate the will in solemn form (GPCSF 5).

Year’s support and the $15,000 bank path are not on the table for this estate as currently described.

Georgia has no generic small-estate affidavit. This briefing is not legal advice.

The work

0 of 38 checklist items done. Current window: first 48 hours — stabilize the house and the people.

• First 48 hours0/4
• First two weeks0/6
• First month0/16
• Months 2–60/8
• Close the estate0/4

Still open

• Secure the house, mail, and pets — Not started
• Notify close family — Not started
• Contact the funeral home — Not started
• Find the original will — Not started
• Report the death to Social Security — Not started
• Notify the last employer and any pension — Not started
• Notify banks and credit unions — Not started
• Start life insurance claims — Not started
• Stop health insurance and Medicare — Not started
• Collect certified death certificates — Not started
• Do not file an out-of-state small-estate affidavit — Not started
• Pick the Georgia path — Not started

Money

Assets (including pending insurance)

$0

Debts

$0

Net, as currently listed

$0

No open debts on the list.

Papers still short

• Certified death certificates — 0 of 12
• Original will — 0 of 1 (If there is no will, mark does not apply.)
• GPCSF petition (3, 5, or 9) — 0 of 1 (The path estates with your facts most commonly begin with. Forms: gaprobate.gov)
• Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration — 0 of 5
• Deed to any Georgia land — 0 of 1
• Vehicle title / DOR T-20 — 0 of 1
• Last filed tax return — 0 of 1
• Proof of four-week creditor notice — 0 of 1 (After Letters. Ask the clerk which newspaper.)
• Password list / manager — 0 of 1
• GPCSF 10 — year’s support — 0 of 1 (Only if a spouse or minor children. 24-month clock.)

Accounts not yet notified

Every listed account has been contacted.

People