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The deadline for filing claims against estates depends on the laws of the state of probate. There are two considerations to keep in mind.

First, at the very least, the claim must be brought before any applicable statute of limitations expires. If the claim is unenforceable against the decedent had he /she lived, then it is not enforceable against the estate.

Second, many states have laws or rules that state that have procedural time periods for presenting claims against an estate; however, failure to do so might not result in a denial of the claim for missing that deadline. This type of deadline is a procedural one. It allows the executor to determine the debts of the estate for estate and inheritance tax purposes and to let executors distribute the estate without waiting for a legal statute of limitations to expire. All this means is that executors should not give estate assets to beneficiaries before this procedural period expires, or executors would be liable for payment if they could not get money back from beneficiaries.

Also, at least in New Jersey, if a legitimate claim comes in after the procedural period but before final distribution is made, the debt still has to be paid out of the estate.

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