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Part 1 Case # ________
5 East Pi ne St reet Phone: (302) 855-7875
P.O. Box 743 Fax: (302) 853-5871
Georgetown, DE 19947 sussexcountyde.gov
INVENTORY
Sussex County
Registe r of Wills
DateFiled : _____ ______________
Date Stamped Upon Receiving
Decedent’s Name:
Residence at Time of Death:
Number and Street, City, State, Zip
Date of Death: Date Letters Granted:
Testate: Intestate: County: New Castle Kent Sussex
Name of Personal Representative:
Address of Personal Representative:
Phone Number: Email Address:
Name of Personal Representative:
Address of Personal Representative:
Phone Number: Email Address:
Name and Address of Attorney, if any:
Have you previously filed an Inventory for this Estate? Yes No
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Everyone required to file this Inventory form shall do so within three (3) months after the estate is opened, or within
three (3) months of the date of death when an estate is not opened. Extensions may be granted for good cause at the
discretion of the Register. Any Personal Representative may be subject, personally and individually, to a fine under
12 Del. C. §1906 if the Inventory is not filed on time. The Inventory shall be filed in the Office of the Register of Wills of
the county in which the estate has been opened or, when no estate is opened, in the county where the Decedent lived at
the date of death. The Inventory shall list all personal property the Decedent owned at the date of death. It must also list
all real estate the Decedent owned at the date of death and must provide the parcel/lot number of each piece of real
estate, the names/address(es) of the new owner(s) of the real estate, and his/her/their relationship to the Decedent (for
example, son). The Inventory must also be filed in every county of the state in which the Decedent owned real estate at
the date of death. The person who is responsible for preparing and filing the Inventory must swear or affirm that the
information in it is true and correct before the Inventory will be treated as legally filed.
If more space is needed on any of the following schedules, additional sheets of paper of the same size may be
inserted following the appropriate schedule, provided the added sheet refers to the s chedule it supplements.
The value to be used for any property listed on this Inventory is the fair market value as of the date of death of the
Decedent.
If the Decedent owned no property of the kind described in any of the following schedules, the word "None" should
be written on the page. Pages left blank will result in the Inventory being rejected. Only blue or black in pens may be used.
Please refer to the Inventory instructions, as well as the inventory sample, to assist you in completing this form.
They can both be found on our website: sussexcountyde.gov/register-will-forms
Revised 06/21/2022
