Free North Dakota Probate Inventory

In North Dakota, the personal representative files the estate inventory within 180 days of appointment.

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The Decedent

The person whose estate is being administered.

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Date of death(MM/DD/YYYY)*

City or town of residence at death

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The county where the estate is being administered (where letters were issued).

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Within 180 days of the personal representative's appointment.

Not necessarily. The personal representative may either file the inventory with the court or send a copy to the interested persons who request it; sending the copies satisfies the duty without a court filing.

No. The personal representative states each item's fair market value as of the date of death; no independent appraiser is required.

Yes: Inventory and Appraisement (NDPC Form 10). The inventory is prepared on that form.

Assets discovered later go on a supplemental inventory.

The Estate Inventory in North Dakota

The North Dakota inventory lists what the decedent owned at death, each item at its date-of-death value, with the debt secured against it where there is one. It is due within 180 days of the appointment.

The personal representative may either file the inventory with the court or send a copy to the interested persons who request it; sending the copies satisfies the duty without a court filing.

The personal representative states each item's fair market value as of the date of death; no independent appraiser is required, though one is common for real property and closely held business interests.

North Dakota publishes Inventory and Appraisement (NDPC Form 10), and the inventory is prepared on that form. Assets discovered later go on a supplemental inventory.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated September 15, 2026

Legal Sources

N.D.C.C. §§ 30.1-18-06, 30.1-18-07, 30.1-18-08

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The Estate Inventory in North Dakota

The personal representative may either file the inventory with the court or send a copy to the interested persons who request it; sending the copies satisfies the duty without a court filing.

North Dakota publishes Inventory and Appraisement (NDPC Form 10), and the inventory is prepared on that form. Assets discovered later go on a supplemental inventory.

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