Probate deadline calculator
Probate runs on deadlines — when the will must be lodged, when the inventory is due, and how long creditors have to file claims. Each is anchored to a different event and set by state law. Enter the date of death (and, if you have them, the appointment and notice-publication dates) to compute them.
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These deadlines run against filings made in the probate court for the county where the person who died last lived. Find the probate court by county.
Prefer the raw numbers? See probate deadlines by state — every figure with its statute citation and a visible verification date.
For professionals
Attorneys, financial and tax advisors, agents: this resource is free to share with clients — no sign-up wall, and the print version carries the source and date. If you work with families settling an estate, you can also apply to be listed in the directory, free: probate attorneys, financial & tax advisors, real-estate agents. Families never pay — here's how we make money.