Print Form Clear Form Small Estate Affidavit (04/28/15) CCP N608 A SMALL ESTATE AFFIDAVIT (To be used only when decedent died on or after September 4, 1991) I, ____________________________________________________________________________ , on oath state: (name of affiant) 1. (a) My post office address is: ____________________________________________________________ (b) My residence address is: _____________________________________________________________ (c) I understand that, if I am an out-of-state resident, I submit myself to the jurisdiction of Illinois courts for all matters related to the preparation and use of this affidavit. My agent for service of process in Illinois is: Name _______________________________ Address _______________________________________ City/Zip Code _____________________________________Telephone__________________________ I understand that if no person is named above as my agent for service or, if for any reason, service on the named person cannot be effectuated, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois is recognized by Illinois law as my agent for service of process. 2. The decedent's name is ________________________________________________________________ . 3. The date of the decedent's death was_______________ , and I have attached a copy of the death certificate. 4. The decedent's place of residence immediately before his death was _______________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ . 5. No Letters of Office are now outstanding on the decedent's estate and no petition for letters is contemplated or pending in Illinois or in any other jurisdiction, to my knowledge. 6. The gross value of the decedent's entire personal estate, including the value of all property passing to any party either by intestacy or under a will, does not exceed $100,000. (Attach a list of each asset, e.g. cash, stock and its fair market value.)* 7. (a) *All of the decedent's funeral expenses and other debts, have been paid, OR (b) All of the decedent's known unpaid debts are listed and classified as follows (include the name, post office address and amount): Strike either 7(a) or 7(b). Class 1: funeral and burial expenses, which include reasonable amounts paid for a burial space, crypt, or niche; a marker on the burial space; and care of the burial space, crypt, or niche; expenses of administration; and statutory custodial claims as follows: Name and Post Office Address Amount Class 2: the surviving spouse's award or child's award, if applicable, as follows: Name and Post Office Address Amount DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Page 1 of 4 Small Estate Affidavit (04/28/15) CCP N608 B Class 3: debts due the United States, as follows: Name and Post Office Address Amount Class 4: money due employees of the decedent of not more than $800 for each claimant for services rendered within four (4) months prior to the decedent's death and expenses attending the last illness, as follows: Name and Post Office Address Amount Class 5: money and property received or held in trust by the decedent which cannot be identified or traced, as follows: Name and Post Office Address Amount Class 6: debts due the State of Illinois and any county, township, city, town, village, or school district located within Illinois, as follows: Name and Post Office Address Amount Class 7: all other claims, as follows: Name and Post Office Address Amount 7.5 I understand that all valid claims against the decedent's estate described in paragraph 7 must be paid by me from the decedent's estate before any distribution is made to any heir or legatee. I further understand that the decedent's estate should pay all claims in the order set forth above, and if the decedent's estate is insufficient to pay the claims in any one class, the claims in that class shall be paid pro rata. 8. There is no known unpaid claimant or contested claim against the decedent, except as stated in paragraph 7. 9. (a) The names and places of residence of any surviving spouse, minor child(ren) and adult dependent* child(ren) of the decedent are as follows: DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Page 2 of 4 Small Estate Affidavit (04/28/15) CCP N608 C Name and Relationship Place of Residence Age of Minor Child (*Note: An adult dependent child is one who is unable to maintain him/herself and is likely to become a public charge.) (b) The award allowable to the surviving spouse of a decedent who was an Illinois resident is $ __________ ($20,000 plus $10,000 multiplied by the number of minor children and adult dependent children who resided with the surviving spouse at the time of decedent's death. If any such child(ren) did not reside with the surviving spouse at the time of the decedent's death, so indicate.) (c) If there is no surviving spouse, the award allowable to minor children and adult dependent children of a decedent who was an Illinois resident is $ ________________ ($20,000 plus $10,000 multiplied by the number of minor children and adult dependent children), to be divided among them in equal shares. 10. (a) The decedent left no will. The names, places of residence and relationships of the decedent's heirs, and the portion of the estate to which each heir is entitled under the law where decedent died intestate are as follows: Name, Relationship and Place of Residence Age of Minor Portion of Estate OR (b) The decedent left a will, which has been filed with the clerk of an appropriate court. A certified copy of the will on file is attached. To the best of my knowledge and belief, the will on file is the decedent's last will and was signed by the decedent and the attesting witnesses as required by law and would be admissible to probate. The names and places of residence of the legatees and the portion of the estate, if any, to which each legatee is entitled are as follows: Name, Relationship and Place of Residence Age of Minor Portion of Estate Strike either 10(a) or 10(b). (c) Affiant is unaware of any dispute or potential conflict as to the heirship or will of the decedent. 10.3 My relationship to the decedent or the decedent's estate is as follows: ___________________________. 10.5 I understand that the decedent's estate must be distributed first to satisfy claims against the decedent's estate as set forth in paragraph 7.5 of this affidavit before any distribution is made to any heir or legatee. By signi