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Decedent's Estate

Testate Estates (person died with a will) Intestate Estates (person died without a will)
Formal Qualification Process for Testate Estates Formal Qualification Process for Intestate Estates

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Decedent's Real Estate Key Probate Terms
Probate Forms & Instructions Will Records & Research

FAQs

  1. What is the definition of Probate?
  2. What are the two types of Probate for a decedent's estate?
  3. How do I determine which Clerk's Office to contact for Probate?
  4. Why do I have to probate a decedent's estate?
  5. What if the decedent's only asset was a motor vehicle?
  6. Does the Clerk’s Office hold wills for safekeeping?
  7. How do I obtain my will that has been held for safekeeping?
  8. How do I obtain a will that has been secured in Loudoun County Courthouse for someone who is now deceased?
  9. Does Virginia have a procedure for probate for a small estate?
  10. Where may a copy of a death certificate be obtained in Virginia?
  11. Whom do I contact about estate taxes?
  12. How can I obtain a Tax ID Number?
  13. How do I file a claim against an estate?
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  1. Probate

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    Location
    18 E Market Street
    Leesburg, VA 20176
    Phone: 703-777-0442
    Hours: Monday- Friday, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.
    By appointment only    

    Mailing Address 
    Clerk of the Circuit Court
    Attention: Probate Division
    P.O. Box 550
    Leesburg, VA 20178

  2. Bill Loy

    Probate Manager
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  3. Lorrie Gordon

    Sr. Probate Specialist
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  4. Joy Hayes

    Probate Specialist
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  1. Testate Estates (person died with a will)
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  3. Formal Qualification Process (Testate)
  4. Decedent's Real Estate
  5. Key Probate Terms
  6. Formal Qualification Process (Intestate)
  7. Probate Forms & Instructions
  8. Will Records & Research
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