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Idaho Community Property at Death
Idaho recognizes community property for spouses. Income from separate property is community property unless agreed otherwise.
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Idaho Creditor Claims in Probate
Idaho creditor claims close four months after a published notice, 60 days after a mailed one if later, and three years after death at the outside.
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Idaho Debt Payment Priority
Idaho Code 15-3-805 pays administration costs first and funeral expenses second when an estate cannot cover every claim. Here is the full order.
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Idaho Digital Assets After Death
Idaho's digital assets act, Idaho Code 15-14-101 to 15-14-119, ranks an online tool above a will and gives a provider 60 days to answer a fiduciary.
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Idaho Estate Planning Basics
Idaho estate planning uses four documents: a two witness will, a durable power of attorney, one health care document, and an optional trust.
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Idaho Executor Duties
Idaho executor duties in statute order: qualify, notify heirs within 30 days, inventory within three months, handle claims, then close after six months.
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Idaho Exempt Property and Homestead Allowance
Idaho gives a surviving spouse a $50,000 homestead allowance and up to $10,000 in exempt property. Both must be applied for.
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Idaho Federal Estate Tax Guide
Idaho has no estate, inheritance or gift tax. Only the federal estate tax can reach an Idaho estate, and it starts above $15 million for a 2026 death.
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Idaho Guardianship Planning
Guardianship protects incapacitated adults in Idaho. Court appoints guardians; powers and duties change January 1, 2027.
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Idaho Intestate Succession
Idaho intestacy: surviving spouse gets half of separate property, all of community property. Children inherit the rest.
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