In Delaware, estates with personal property of $50,000delcode.delaware.gov: 12 Del. C. § 2306Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less skip probate with the Distribution Without Lettersdelcode.delaware.gov: 12 Del. C. § 2306Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 30 daysdelcode.delaware.gov: 12 Del. C. § 2306Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death. Real property cannot pass through the affidavitdelcode.delaware.gov: 12 Del. C. § 2306Verified Sep 8, 2026View source; an estate that includes real estate uses a separate process. Delaware sets the limit by the decedent's date of deathdelcode.delaware.gov: 12 Del. C. § 2306Verified Sep 8, 2026View source; an earlier death may be measured against a lower figure. An estate over the limit does not qualify, and no affidavit is prepared for it.
Within 90 daysDel. Code tit. 12, §§ 1904, 1905, 1908, 1910Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of the personal representative's appointment.
Delaware has no sworn closing statement; the personal representative closes the estate by rendering a final account to the Court of Chancery through the Register of Wills (12 Del. C. § 2301(a)), which the Register mails to the beneficiaries, and — if no beneficiary files exceptions within the 3-month inspection period — the Court passes and approves the final account (§ 2302(d)), closing the estate12 Del. C. §§ 2301, 2302, 2303, 2331-2338Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
Delaware publishes no statewide form, and some county courts publish their ownKent County Register of Wills Forms LibraryVerified Sep 23, 2026View source. A signed writing stating the same facts is what the rule requires.
Yes. Delaware requires an account of the administration to close on this route12 Del. C. §§ 2301(a), 2302(c), (d)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source. Every executor or administrator renders an account to the Court of Chancery, in money, every year from the date of letters until the estate is closed and a final account is passed by the court; the Register of Wills receives the accounts filed for the court’s approvalDel. Code tit. 12, §§ 2301, 2302Verified Jul 11, 2026View source.