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DE-300 - Maximum Values For Small Estate Set-Aside & Disposition of Estate Without Administration

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  • CitationDE-300
  • Court / bodyJudicial Branch of California
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  • CollectionCA_COURT_FORMS
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Maximum Values For Small Estate Set-Aside & Disposition of Estate Without Administration

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Form ID: DE-300
Title: Maximum Values For Small Estate Set-Aside & Disposition of Estate Without Administration
Effective Date: 2025-04-28
Mandatory Form: yes
Languages: 汉语, 한국어, español, Tiếng Việt
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/DE-300
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/de300.pdf
Alternate Download URLs: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/de300c.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/de300k.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/de300s.pdf, https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/de300v.pdf
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Form Adopted for Mandatory Use 
Judicial Council of California 
DE-300  [Rev. April 28, 2025]
MAXIMUM VALUES FOR SMALL ESTATE SET-ASIDE 
& DISPOSITION OF ESTATE WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION 
Probate Code, §§ 890, 6602, 6609, 13050, 
13100–13101, 13151–13154, 
13200, 13600–13601 
 courts.ca.gov
DE-300
MAXIMUM VALUES FOR SMALL ESTATE SET-ASIDE 
& DISPOSITION OF ESTATE WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION
This form lists the maximum dollar values of a decedent's estate or specific property in that estate, as of the date of the decedent's 
death, for purposes of determining eligibility for 
(1) an order setting the estate aside for the decedent's surviving spouse and minor children; or  
(2) disposition of the estate or specific real or personal property in the estate informally, without full administration. 
NOTE: The values in the left column apply to property of a decedent who died between April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2025. The values 
in the right column apply to property of a decedent who died on or after April 1, 2025. To find the values that apply to property of a 
decedent who died before April 1, 2022, see the Self-Help Guide to the California Courts at https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/. 
The amount of the adjustment of the prior values is based on the change in the United States city average of the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers for the three-year period ending December 31, 2024, with each adjusted value rounded to the nearest $25. 
(See Prob. Code, § 890(b).) Unless otherwise provided by statute after April 1, 2025, these values will next be adjusted April 1, 2028.
Probate Code Section Description
Amount 
(death 
between Apr. 
1, 2022, and 
Mar. 31, 2025)
Amount 
(death on 
or after 
Apr. 1, 2025)
1. SMALL ESTATE SET-ASIDE UNDER PROBATE CODE SECTIONS 6600–6613
§§ 6602, 
6609
The net value of the decedent's estate, excluding all liens and encumbrances at the 
date of death and the value of any probate homestead set apart under Probate Code 
section 6520, must not exceed: $   95,325 $  107,900
2. DISPOSITION OF ESTATE WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION UNDER SECTIONS 13000–13606
a. PROPERTY EXCLUDED FROM DETERMINING VALUE OF ESTATE
§ 13050(c) The amount of any salary or other compensation owed to the decedent for personal 
services from any employment, not to exceed: $   18,450 $   20,875
b. AFFIDAVIT FOR COLLECTION, RECEIPT, OR TRANSFER OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
§§ 13100, 
13101
The gross value of the decedent's real and personal property in California— excluding 
any property described in Probate Code section 13050 and any property included in a 
petition filed under Probate Code section 13151—must not exceed: $ 184,500 $ 208,850
c. PETITION & COURT ORDER DETERMINING SUCCESSION TO PRIMARY RESIDENCE
§§ 13151, 
13152, 
13154 The gross value of the decedent's primary residence in California must not exceed: $ 184,500 $ 750,000
d. AFFIDAVIT FOR SUCCESSION TO REAL PROPERTY OF SMALL VALUE
§ 13200 The gross value of all real property in the decedent's estate located in California— 
excluding any real property described in Probate Code section 13050—must not 
exceed: $   61,500 $   69,625
e. AFFIDAVIT FOR COLLECTION OF COMPENSATION OWED TO DECEASED SPOUSE
§§ 13600, 
 13601
Net salary or other compensation owed, in aggregate, by one or more employers for 
personal services of the deceased spouse, must not exceed: 
(This limit does not apply if the decedent was a firefighter or peace officer described 
in Government Code section 22820(a).) $   18,450 $   20,875
NOTICE 
If the decedent died on or after April 1, 2022, this form must be attached to 
an affidavit or declaration furnished under Probate Code section 13101;  
a Petition to Determine Succession to Primary Residence (form DE-310) filed under Probate Code section 13151; 
an Affidavit re: Real Property of Small Value (form DE-305) filed under Probate Code section 13200; or  
an affidavit or declaration furnished under Probate Code section 13601. 
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    Form ID: DE-300 Title: Maximum Values For Small Estate Set-Aside & Disposition of Estate Without Administration Effective Date: 2025-04-28 Mandatory Form: yes Languages: 汉语, 한국어, español, Tiếng Việt Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/DE-300 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/document…

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    (See Prob. Code, § 890(b).) Unless otherwise provided by statute after April 1, 2025, these values will next be adjusted April 1, 2028. Probate Code Section Description Amount (death between Apr. 1, 2022, and Mar. 31, 2025) Amount (death on or after Apr. 1, 2025) 1. SMALL ESTATE SET-ASIDE UNDER PROBATE CODE…

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    an affidavit or declaration furnished under Probate Code section 13601. Page 1 of 1