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Gary M. Clemens, Clerk of the Circuit Court
Loudoun County Courthouse
18 E. Market Street
P.O. Box 550
Leesburg VA 20178
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, by appointment only
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 550
Leesburg, VA 20178
Bill Loy, Probate Manager
Phone: 703-777-0272
Fax: 703-777-1681
e-mail: William.Loy@loudoun.gov
Michele Timmons, Probate Clerk
Phone: 703-737-8795
Fax: 703-777-1681
e-mail: Michele.Timmons@loudoun.gov |
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General Information
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Probate Information
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| Overview
The Code of Virginia grants the Clerk of the Circuit Court the authority to Probate a Will, to appoint and qualify an Executor or Administrator for a Decedent’s Estate, to appoint and qualify a Testamentary Trustee, to qualify a Conservator and/or a Guardian for an Incapacitated Adult, to qualify a Guardian for the Person of a Minor and to appoint and qualify a Guardian for the Estate of a Minor. The Clerk of the Circuit Court for Loudoun County has established a Probate Department within the Clerk’s Office to perform these duties.
A person has no legal authority to act or perform any duties as an Executor, Administrator, Testamentary Trustee, Guardian or Conservator until he/she has been appointed by the Judge or the Clerk and until he/she has formally qualified before the Clerk as such.
Purpose
The purpose of this website is to inform the public of procedural matters involved in the Probate of Wills and the appointment, qualification and duties of an Executor, Administrator, Testamentary Trustee, Conservator or Guardian. This website is not intended to be construed as legal advice about any of these matters or their duties. The Clerk cannot render legal advice. It is hoped, however, that the information herein will prove to be of some use in answering general procedural questions about these matters.
Lawyer Referral Service
Please call the Clerk's Office/Probate Department at 703-777-0272 or 703-737-8795 for answers to specific procedural questions or to schedule a probate or qualification appointment. If you have questions about laws regarding estate distribution or taxes, about Probate, an Executor, an Administrator, a Testamentary Trustee, a Conservator or a Guardian the Clerk suggests contacting an attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia. A lawyer referral service is provided through the Virginia State Bar. The phone number is: 1-800-552-7977.
There is a law library in the Loudoun County Court Complex open to the Public for legal research on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The phone number for the law library is 703-777-0695
Archives & Current Probate Records
The Clerk of the Circuit Court has Will/Probate/Estate records dating from 1757 when the County of Loudoun was formed. If you are interested in Probate records from 1757 to June 30, 1995, they are located in the Archives Department of the Clerk. More information is available online about the archives.
Probate records from July 1, 1995, to the present are available in the public data computers on the second floor of the Clerk's Office or if you are a subscriber to the Clerk's online records you may access Probate via that system.
Probate Department is in a New Location
The Probate Department has been relocated to:
112 Edwards Ferry Rd. N.E.
Leesburg, VA 20176
Note
Laws are subject to change annually. It is your responsibility to determine if amendments have been made to any statutes referenced in this guide from the date of its last revision.
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