What each source establishes
The Delaware guide rests on the source-backed rules this site can verify for the state: which simplified procedure exists and what it limits, what the court charges, how the person administering the estate may be paid, and the statutory creditor-deadline clocks the official text states.Every published rule below is quoted in the publisher’s own words rather than summarised.
Simplified-procedure rule
State of Delaware (Delaware Code Online) · 85 Del. Laws, c. 281, § 1 · Verified August 9, 2026
(2) Thirty days have elapsed since the death of the decedent. (3) The value of the personal estate of the decedent other than property described in § 1901(b) and (c) of this title and other than jointly owned property, does not exceed $50,000.
What this means: The delcode.delaware.gov page now decodes correctly (the false charset=utf-16 is overridden). Section-history parenthetical '85 Del. Laws, c. 281' shows a recent amendment. The affidavit does not transfer real estate (condition (6): 'Decedent did not own real estate in Delaware').
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- ✓50000 personalty capmatched
- ✓30-day waitmatched
- ✓no real estatematched
- ✓section identitymatched
- ✓section identitymatched
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Executor compensation rule
State of Delaware (Delaware Code Online) · 59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1 · Verified August 9, 2026
§ 2305. Allowance of commissions and attorneys' fees. (a) Commissions and attorneys' fees shall be allowed as provided by rule of the Court of Chancery.
What this means: Compensation is delegated to Court of Chancery rule (Rule 192), not fixed by statute; the Court may reduce commissions for late accounts (2305(c)) and no commission is allowed absent Title 30 ch. 13 compliance (2305(b)).
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- ✓commissions by chancery rulematched
- ✓section identitymatched
- ✓section identitymatched
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Creditor deadline rule
State of Delaware (Delaware Code Online) · 81 Del. Laws, c. 150, § 1 · Verified August 9, 2026
are barred against the estate, the personal representative and the heirs and devisees of the decedent unless presented as provided in § 2104 of this title within 8 months of the decedent's death whether or not the notice referred to in § 2101 of this title has been given.
What this means: 8-month nonclaim bar runs from death regardless of whether notice was given; post-death claims barred at 6 months (2102(b)).
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- ✓8-month nonclaimmatched
- ✓post-death 6 monthsmatched
- ✓section identitymatched
- ✓section identitymatched
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Executor compensation rule
Delaware Judiciary (Court of Chancery) · Publisher states no currentness signal; manual session review required · Verified August 9, 2026
Rule 192. Commissions and Fees (a) Commissions of personal representatives, and fees of the attorneys who represent them, shall be allowed in a reasonable amount. (b) In determining what constitutes reasonable commissions and fees, consideration may be given to the time spent, the risk and responsibility involved, the novelty and difficulty of the questions presented, the skill and experience of the personal representative and the attorney, any provisions of the will regarding compensation, comparable rates for similar services in the locality, the character and value of the estate assets, the character and value of assets which are not part of the probate estate but which must be valued and reported on any federal, state, local, or foreign death tax return, the time constraints imposed upon the personal representative and the attorney, the loss of other business necessitated by acceptance of the administration, and the benefits obtained for the estate by the administration.
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- ✓DE reasonable commissions standardmatched
- ✓DE reasonableness factorsmatched
- ✓DE Rule 192 section identitymatched
- ✓section identitymatched
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