The North Dakota Supreme Court has assembled a guidebook, Informal Administration of an Estate, and a series of forms that may be used with it. You can access the guidebook and forms by clicking on the links below.

The forms are in portable document format. Viewing them requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free downloadable program that can be found at the Adobe website.

You can fill in the blanks of the forms listed below by typing in the requested information on your computer keyboard. Print out each form when you complete your work. The form will clear when you close it.

If you do not want to fill out the forms on your computer, you can print out blank forms and fill them in by hand.

• Guidebook -- Informal Administration of an Estate
• Form 1 -- Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property
• Form 2 -- Application for Informal Probate
• Form 3 -- Statement of Informal Probate
• Form 4 -- Letters Testamentary
• Form 5 -- Notice to Heirs and Devisees
• Form 6 -- Notice to Creditors
• Form 7 -- Affidavit to Human Services
• Form 8 -- Safe Deposit Box Affidavit
• Form 9 -- Appointment Waiver
• Form 10 -- Inventory and Appraisement
• Form 11 -- Deed of Distribution
• Form 12 -- Personal Representative's Deed
• Form 13 -- Personal Representative's Assignment
• Form 14 -- Receipts and Disbursement
• Form 15 -- Personal Representative's Verified Statement
• Form 16 -- Sworn Statement of Personal Representative
• Form 17 -- Application for Informal Appointment
• Form 18 -- Statement of Informal Appointment
• Form 19 -- Letters of Administration
• Form 20 -- Statement of Claim Against Estate