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Overview
The Probate Division of the Circuit Court accepts wills for safekeeping, probates wills, grants administration for decedent’s estates (testate and intestate) and testamentary trusts, and qualifies guardians and/or conservators over incapacitated adults and guardians over the person and property of minors. Appointments to probate an estate or qualify as a fiduciary are required.
The information on this website is not intended to be construed as legal advice about estate distribution or taxes. Under Virginia law, clerks cannot give legal advice, answer legal questions or give advice on how to fill out the forms listed below. Please call the Clerk’s Office/Probate Division at 703-246-4153 for answers to specific procedural questions or to schedule an appointment. If you have questions about laws regarding estate distribution or taxes, you can contact an attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Both the Fairfax Bar Association and the Virginia State Bar have lawyer referral services. The phone number for the Fairfax Bar Association’s lawyer referral service is: 703-246-3780. The phone number for the Virginia State Bar’s lawyer referral service is: 1-800-552-7977.
Listed below are the Circuit Court information forms and resident agent form for a decedent’s estate, incapacitated adult’s estate, trust estate and a minor’s estate. You can complete these forms before the appointment, during the appointment or the probate clerk can prepare them for you. These forms can also be made available to you at the time of your appointment.
Forms
• Probate Information Form - CCR-J-20 *
• Adult Information Form - CCR-L-10*
• Trust Information Form - CCR-J-150 *
• Minor Information Form - CCR-L-02*
• Appointment of Resident Agent By Nonresident Fiduciary Form - CCR-J-130*
Links
The Virginia Supreme Court website contains many of the forms that are commonly used during the probate process. Below are links to the most commonly requested forms for a decedent’s estate (testate and intestate), trust estate, incapacitated adult’s estate and minor’s estate.
Decedent’s Estate:
1. Testate Estate (Person died with a Will):
Deposition of Witness to Will Without Self-Proving Clause*
Instructions for Deposition of Witness to Will Without Self- Proving Clause*
Deposition of Witness to Prove Holographic Will*
Instructions for Deposition of Witness to Prove Holographic Will *
Proof of Holographic Will/Proof of Soldier’s or Sailor’s Will*
Instructions for Proof of Holographic Will/Proof of Soldier’s or Sailor’s Will*
Instructions for Waiver of Qualification*
Instructions for Notice Regarding Estate of*
Affidavit of Notice Regarding Estate of*
Instructions for Affidavit of Notice Regarding Estate of*
Inventory for Decedent’s Estate*
Instructions for Inventory for Decedent’s Estate*Account for Decedent’s Estate*
Instructions for Account for Decedent’s Estate*
2. Intestate Estate (Person Died Without a Will):
Instructions for Notice Regarding Estate of*
Affidavit of Notice Regarding Estate of*
Instructions for Affidavit of Notice Regarding Estate of*
Inventory for Decedent’s Estate*
Instructions for Inventory for Decedent’s Estate*
Account for Decedent’s Estate*
Instructions for Account for Decedent’s Estate*
Instructions Regarding Waiver of Qualification *
Trust Estate (Testamentary or Court Ordered Trust):
Instructions for Inventory for Trust*
Instructions for Account for Trust*
Incapacitated Adult:
Inventory for Incapacitated Adult*
Instructions for Inventory for Incapacitated Adult*
Account for Incapacitated Adult*
Instructions for Account for Incapacitated Adult*
Report of Guardian for an Incapacitated Person*
Instructions for Guardian for an Incapacitated Person*
Minor’s Estate:
Inventory for Estate of Minor*
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