Section 1301. Definitions In this article: 1  


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  • A small estate is the estate of a domiciliary or a non-domiciliary
      who dies leaving personal property having a gross value  of  $30,000  or
      less  exclusive  of property required to be set off under EPTL 5-3.1 (a)
      (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5).
        2. A voluntary administrator is a person who qualifies and  undertakes
      to  settle  the  estate  of  the decedent without the formality of court
      administration as hereinafter provided.