$100,000, measured against the decedent's own share
Under RCW 11.62.010, the "Affidavit of Successor" reaches personal property when the decedent's entire probate estate — net of liens — is $100,000 or less. Because Washington is a community property state, the surviving spouse's or domestic partner's community-property half-interest is specifically excluded from that calculation, not just liens.
No court, no filing, presented directly to the asset holder
This route creates a private-party duty, not a court proceeding: a bank, credit union, transfer agent, or employer holding the decedent's property must pay or deliver it once presented with proof of death and a qualifying affidavit — nothing goes to a courthouse, and there's no filing fee because nothing is filed.
Never real estate, in any version
The route is narrower than its name suggests: it moves cash, accounts, securities, and other personal property, but it never moves Washington real estate. A house titled solely in the decedent's name needs full probate, or a transfer-on-death deed arranged before death, regardless of how small the rest of the estate is.
Filed nowhere in particular, honored statewide
Because the affidavit goes directly to asset holders rather than a court, there's no county filing at all — but the underlying $100,000 threshold and 40-day wait apply identically whether the decedent lived in King, Pierce, Snohomish, or Spokane County.