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In Missouri, no matter the value of the assets, you need to open up a probate estate if the decedent died with assets in her or his name only with no beneficiary designation on the assets. In Missouri, the small estate affidavit is for estates with net assets less than $40,000. You would subtract the deed of trust value from the market value, leaving you with approximately $30,000, but then you need to add in the value of the personal property which would take it over $40,000. See an attorney for more details.

I will must be witnessed by two people who see the person sign at the end of the documents. In addition there are other requirements for a person to sign. If you have questions about a specific will, you should have it reviewed by a Florida Estate Planning Lawyer for validity.

Unmarried partners should ALWAYS have wills. The basic answer is no, you have no rights in his estate. The things that you bought jointly, unless there is a written instrument saying they are held as joint tenants with right of survivorship, are owned as tenants in common: you own half, and your partner's estate owns half. His family can't just come in and get things; if they try, call the cops. That's called "stealing." They can open probate, and then the personal representative can demand your partner's share of the things you and (s)he owned. Rather than go down that road, you might want to offer to deliver to them those things which are family heirlooms, or which have personal significance for his or her siblings or parents.