The creditor claim period of 4 monthsMinn. Stat. §§ 524.3-801, 524.3-803, 524.3-805, 524.3-806Verified Sep 15, 2026View source runs from the first publication of the creditor notice, which follows the executor's appointment. Every claim is barred 12 monthsMinn. Stat. §§ 524.3-801, 524.3-803, 524.3-805, 524.3-806Verified Sep 15, 2026View source after the date of death, whether or not notice was given.

Within 180 daysMinn. Stat. §§ 524.3-706, 524.3-708Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of the personal representative's appointment.

The personal representative closes an informal estate by filing a sworn Unsupervised Personal Representative's Statement to Close Estate (Form PRO914) under Minn. Stat. § 524.3-1003, certifying that notice to creditors was published more than four months earlier, the estate is fully administered and distributed, and a full written account was furnished to affected distributees; no hearing or court order is required. A formal petition to allow the final account, settle, and distribute the estate (§§ 524.3-1001/1002) is the alternative, court-ordered routeMinn. Stat. §§ 524.3-1001, 524.3-1002, 524.3-1003, 524.3-1005, 524.3-1204Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.

Yes. Minnesota requires an account of the administration to close on this routeMinn. Stat. § 524.3-1003(a)(3)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source. In an unsupervised administration the personal representative closes by filing a verified statement no earlier than 4 months after appointment and furnishing a full written account to the distributees, with no court settlement of an account; a formal order of complete settlement that considers the final account is available, and an interested person can petition for oneMinn. Stat. §§ 524.3-1001, 524.3-1003Verified Jul 11, 2026View source.