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Indiana probate: rules, process, costs, executor fees and deadlines

Small-estate limit: $100,000

That figure applies to deaths on or after July 1, 2022. Indiana sets this ceiling by the decedent’s date of death, so an earlier death is measured against a different amount.

This guide explains probate in Indiana: Indiana dispenses with administration for qualifying personal-property estates by affidavit after 45 days; county Circuit or Superior Courts exercise probate jurisdiction.

Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Latest primary-source re-fetch October 3, 2026.

Answer first

Indiana simplified probate route

Up to $100,000; usable 45 days after death. Source: IC 29-1-8-1.

Small-estate affidavit (dispensing with administration)

Screen a specific Indiana estate with the calculators on the small-estate page, or compare states in the full estate navigator.

What the reviewed rules establish

Simplified route

$100,000

Small-estate affidavit (dispensing with administration); usable 45 days after death.

Eligibility and caveats

Executor compensation

Court-reviewed

No percentage schedule; the court decides what is reasonable. Source: IC 29-1-10-13.

The will controls unless renounced; otherwise the court allows compensation it deems just and reasonable. Additional compensation may be allowed for attorney services and services not required of a personal representative.

The personal representative, when no compensation is provided in the will, or when he renounces all claim to the compensation provided in the will, shall be allowed such compensation for his services as the court shall deem just and reasonable. Additional compensation may be allowed for his services as attorney and for other services not required of a personal representative. IC 29-1-10-13

Indiana decision map

The four facts that change the Indiana route

Each Indiana answer below links to the page that sets out its source.

QuestionRecorded Indiana answer
What route is being screened?Small-estate affidavit (dispensing with administration)
What property and basis count?personal probate property only; net of enforceable liens and encumbrances.
What is the amount screen?$100,000 for deaths on or after July 1, 2022
What is the time or deadline record?45 days after death; creditor deadlines: separate clocks by triggering event
What does the cost record establish?$177 is the recorded statewide amount.
What does compensation use?Reasonable compensation set by the court, measured on the estate accounting.

Limits and unresolved costs

  • This state's counted value depends on liens and encumbrances, which this calculator does not collect, so treat any eligibility result as provisional.
  • This state's counted value depends on funeral expenses, which this calculator does not collect, so treat any eligibility result as provisional.
  • This state's counted value depends on administration expenses, which this calculator does not collect, so treat any eligibility result as provisional.
  • Indiana measures eligibility on the gross probate estate LESS liens, encumbrances, funeral expenses and administration expenses (Ind. Code § 29-1-8-1). This calculator does not collect the funeral or administration expense figures, so it cannot compute the exact net value the $100,000 test applies to - treat any eligibility result as provisional.
  • No separate creditor actual-notice or appointment-trigger deadline was verified; statutory exceptions prevent collapsing claims into one deadline.

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What Indiana courts publish

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Limits on court material

  • Indiana probate jurisdiction is exercised by the Circuit or Superior Court identified for the county; use the judiciary directory.

Indiana primary sources

Every quotation, edition label and machine check is on the Indiana source record.

Indiana record: 5/5 verified, 26 matched checks, latest source re-fetch October 3, 2026. Source record · method · report a correction