Georgia route screening

Georgia small-estate eligibility

This page gives no dollar limit for this route.

Georgia sets no dollar threshold for this procedure. Whether an estate qualifies depends on its circumstances instead: no will, no prior administration, the heirs' agreement, and the estate's debts paid or its creditors consenting. Check: O.C.G.A. §§53-2-40 through 53-2-42 and GPCSF 9

Georgia has no conventional dollar-threshold small-estate affidavit.

Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Sources rechecked October 3, 2026. This page last revised October 17, 2026.

1. Where and when

StateGeorgiaFixed to this page. Open the navigator to compare another state.Date of deathRequired. Without it no waiting period can be tested and the route stays undecided.

Unsecured debt of the estate, which this state deducts before applying the limit$Georgia requires this figure. Leaving it blank keeps the result undecided rather than assuming zero.

2. What they left

Asset 1

DescriptionValue$Not entered. A blank amount is not counted as zero.Enforceable liens or mortgage$Not entered. Enter 0 if there is no lien.OwnershipThis is real property

Asset 2

DescriptionValue$Not entered. A blank amount is not counted as zero.Enforceable liens or mortgage$Not entered. Enter 0 if there is no lien.OwnershipThis is real propertyWill it be sold during administration?Some court charges are assessed on sale proceeds and exclude real property that is kept, so this changes the amount.

Ownership determines whether an asset usually enters probate. Choose “Not sure” when title or beneficiary status has not been confirmed.

Private by design: entries stay in this browser.

Your working estimate

Georgia estate snapshot

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More information is needed

Counted probate estate: not yet counted

A valid date of death is required before any waiting period can be tested.

Gross probate propertyNot yet counted

Court chargeMore information neededGeorgia probate filing2 asset entries have no value entered. A blank amount is not treated as zero, so the charge cannot be computed.Court charges only, for the proceeding named beside each figure. That proceeding is not always the route screened above.

Scheduled executor compensationMore information needed2 asset entries have no value entered.Absent controlling will/agreement terms, the statutory defaults are 2.5% of sums received and 2.5% of sums paid out, plus 10% of qualifying interest. Delivery of property in kind may receive reasonable compensation capped at 3% of appraised/fair value, and other statutory categories may apply. HB 327 (2025) updated subsection (a) agreement language without restating the subsection (b) percentages.

This route check is general information, not legal advice. It does not test every eligibility condition, creditor issue, will provision, local fee, or asset-title fact.

An heir petitions the Probate Court for no administration necessary when the decedent died intestate, no administration exists, heirs agree on division, and the estate owes no debts or creditors consent/receive service and do not object. Real and personal property can be included; eligibility depends on these conditions, not on the estate's value.

Where the limit comes from

Is this the limit that applies?

No dollar limit is given for this route. Why, and where the rule is set, are explained below.

Check the eligibility rule before relying on a dollar amount.The reason this page gives no single limit is explained below.

Why no figure is published: Georgia sets no dollar threshold for this procedure. Whether an estate qualifies depends on its circumstances instead: no will, no prior administration, the heirs' agreement, and the estate's debts paid or its creditors consenting.

Where the rule is set: O.C.G.A. §§53-2-40 through 53-2-42 and GPCSF 9

How the Georgia screen is measured

Procedure	Petition for Order Declaring No Administration Necessary
What counts	The probate estate within the statute’s scope, so solely owned real property can count
Value basis	Gross value; liens are not subtracted
Waiting period	Confirm the filing date with the Probate Court
Facts the asset list cannot supply	Unsecured debt of the estate, which this state deducts before applying the limit

The enacted procedure states no universal waiting period. Before submitting the paperwork, confirm whether a waiting period applies and which event starts it. Check: O.C.G.A. §§53-2-40 through 53-2-42; selected Probate Court

The Georgia caveats that can change this answer are listed once, on the Georgia overview.

The official Georgia path

Georgia Probate Court standard forms — Council of Probate Court Judges of Georgia. Includes GPCSF 9.
GPCSF 9, Petition for Order Declaring No Administration Necessary — Administrative Office of the Courts of Georgia
Georgia Probate Courts Directory — Council of Probate Court Judges of Georgia

What a small-estate screen can and cannot decide, and which assets never enter it, is explained once in small-estate affidavit or probate and what counts as a probate asset.

Controlling source

Session law

Ga. L. 1996, Act No. 754; O.C.G.A. §§ 53-2-40 to 53-2-42

Georgia Laws 1996, Act No. 754 (HB 1030)

The section’s own words

53-2-40. (a) When an individual has died intestate and there has been no administration in this state, any heir of the decedent may file a petition praying for an order that no administration is necessary. The petition shall be filed in the probate court of the county of the domicile of the Page 536 decedent, if the decedent was domiciled in this state, or in the county in which real property is located, if the decedent was not domiciled in this state.

Georgia General Assembly (Digital Library of Georgia official legislative collection) · This Act shall become effective on January 1, 1998. · Rechecked October 3, 2026

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