Minimum Court Supervision
•    Background – mania to avoid probate
•    If do have to go through:
•    Immediate distribution of certain property
•    Small estates – 137 – affadavit swearing to X, Y, and Z and less than $50K (majority) then may avoid probate (gets lots of people out of probate)
-    Statutory exception exists in most states
-    139 – order for no administration where value is greater than family allowance – no administration necessary
-    143 – summary proceeding
•    Common form – no notice but anyone could contest for long time
•    Solemn form – notify everyone – “speak now or forever hold your peace”
-    Only way to undo decree is fraud, quick resolution
•    Informal v. formal probate – pay for as much judicial intervention as desire