Virginia: How to Become Administrator of Your Spouse’s Intestate Estate When Family Won’t Cooperate
Disclaimer: This is educational information, not legal advice. For guidance about your specific situation, consult a Virginia probate attorney or contact the clerk of the circuit court where the decedent lived. Detailed Answer: How to get appointed as the estate administrator in Virginia when your spouse died intestate and their family won’t cooperate If your […]
Read article →Virginia: Claiming Surplus Funds After a Foreclosure When Parent’s Estate Was Never Probated
How to claim surplus funds after a foreclosure when your parent’s estate was never probated (Virginia) Short answer: In Virginia, surplus proceeds from a foreclosure belong to the former owner (or that owner’s estate/ heirs). If your parent died and no probate was opened, you generally must open a probate administration or obtain court authority […]
Read article →Transferring an Inherited Single‑Member LLC Membership Interest in Virginia
How to Transfer an Inherited Membership Interest in a Single‑Member LLC in Virginia This FAQ explains, in plain language, the common steps and legal issues that arise when a person inherits the membership interest of a single‑member LLC under Virginia law. This is educational only and not legal advice. Detailed answer — what usually happens […]
Read article →Virginia: Documents to Prove a Family Member Was the Sole Member of an LLC
How to prove an LLC’s sole-member status to a bank in Virginia Short answer: In Virginia the State Corporation Commission (SCC) — not a Secretary of State — holds public formation records (articles, registered agent, status). Those records do not show who the LLC’s members are. To prove a family member was the sole member, […]
Read article →Virginia: Can the Court Compel a Full Probate Accounting?
Requesting a Court-Ordered Accounting in Virginia Probate Short answer: Yes. If you are an interested person in a Virginia probate estate (for example, a beneficiary, heir, or creditor), you can ask the probate court to require the personal representative (executor or administrator) to provide a full accounting of estate assets and transactions. The court has […]
Read article →Qualifying as Administrator of a Sibling's Intestate Estate in Virginia
Detailed Answer If your sibling died without a will and you want to serve as the person who manages their estate in Virginia, you must be appointed by the circuit court as the decedent’s personal representative (commonly called an administrator). Virginia law controls who may be appointed, how to ask the court for appointment, and […]
Read article →Virginia — If Divorce Wasn’t Final, Can an Estranged Spouse Claim Under the Estate?
Detailed answer Short answer: Under Virginia law, a person who remains legally married at the moment of death is a surviving spouse for estate purposes. If a divorce was not final, the estranged spouse generally still has the same rights to inherit, to make claims in probate, and to exercise statutory spousal protections as any […]
Read article →Virginia — Recovering Funeral Expenses and Out‑of‑Pocket Costs Before an Estate Is Settled
How to Get Reimbursed for Funeral and Other Out‑of‑Pocket Costs Paid Before an Estate Is Settled Detailed Answer — Virginia probate basics and your reimbursement options Short answer: Yes — in Virginia you can often recover reasonable funeral expenses and other administration costs you paid before an estate is settled. Those costs are typically treated […]
Read article →How do I re-record or update a joint survivorship deed after co-owners died (VA)?
Re-recording or updating a joint survivorship deed after co-owners died — Virginia Short answer If a deed in Virginia contains clear words of survivorship (joint tenants with right of survivorship), title to the property passes automatically to the surviving joint tenant(s) when a co-owner dies. To reflect that change in the public land records you […]
Read article →What can I do if the personal representative sends me a payment without explaining how he calculated my share of the estate? (VA)
Detailed Answer — What to do when a personal representative sends a payment without explaining how your share was calculated (Virginia) Short answer: In Virginia you can ask the personal representative (PR) for a written accounting and supporting documents. If the PR refuses or the explanation is insufficient, you may ask the circuit court that […]
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