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West Virginia probate guide covering the county commission, the fiduciary supervisor, the 90-day appraisement, small estates, and the 60-day creditor window.
West Virginia probate timeline and statutory deadlines: 90-day appraisement, 30-day notice publication, 60-day creditor claim window, and short form settlement.
West Virginia probate without a lawyer works for many routine estates: no attorney is required to qualify before the clerk of the county commission.
How a West Virginia revocable living trust works: create it under the state Trust Code, fund it to avoid probate, and pair it with a pour-over will.
How step-up in basis cuts the capital gains tax on inherited property in West Virginia, where only the decedent's half of jointly owned property steps up.
West Virginia surviving spouse rights: the augmented-estate elective share under W. Va. Code 42-3-1, its deadline, and why the state has no probate allowances.
A West Virginia transfer on death deed passes real estate to a beneficiary outside probate under W. Va. Code 36-12, stays revocable, and records before death.
How a West Virginia successor trustee settles a revocable living trust after death under the state Uniform Trust Code: notice, accounting, and distribution.
How to contest a will in West Virginia: the grounds, who has standing, filing a complaint to impeach the will in circuit court, and the six-month deadline.
West Virginia will requirements: age 18 and sound mind, a signed writing, two competent witnesses, holographic wills, and self-proving affidavits under 41-5-15.
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