Probate Forms & Instructions

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Forms

• Account Checklist (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Account for Decedent’s Estate (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Account Sample Form (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Affidavit of Notice (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Claim Form (PDF)
• Consent of Non-Resident Fiduciary (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Deposition of witness to will without self-proving clause (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Deposition of witness to prove holographic will (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Deposition of witness to prove signatures of deceased attesting witnesses & of the testator (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Deposition of witness to prove handwriting of a holographic will (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Inventory Checklist (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Inventory for Decedent’s Estate (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Inventory Sample Form (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• List of Heirs (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Notice Regarding Estate (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Probate Information Form (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Probate Tax Return (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Real Estate Affidavit (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Statement in Lieu of Settlement of Account (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Statement in Lieu of Accounting-Intent to File (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Waiver of Qualification (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Waiver of Notice of Probate (PDF) Opens a New Window. 

For Your Information

• Fee Schedule Estate Filings (for Commissioner of Accounts Office) (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• How to obtain a copy of a Death Certificate in Virginia (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Important Deadlines to Remember (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Instructions and Duties of an Executor or Administrator (Fiduciary) of a Decedent’s Estate (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Letter from the Commissioner of Accounts (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• List of Local Bond Companies (PDF)Opens a New Window. 
• Taxpayer ID Number & Statement of Responsibilities (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Tax Certificate (PDF) Opens a New Window.