Probate Information: Wills, Probate, & Estate

To ensure that a probate clerk is available to assist you, please call for an appointment. Frederick County and Winchester City Circuit Court can be reached through the main number (540) 667-5770. You should then ask for the circuit court of the locality in which the decedent resided at the time of death.

Please see handout from Frederick County Circuit Court for additional information:

Frederick County Probate Application – PDF

Please see handouts from Winchester City Circuit Court for additional information:

Winchester Circuit Probate Checklist
Winchester Circuit Assets Worksheet

Please see additional probate information:

A Guide to the Administration of Decedents’ Estates in Virginia
Uniform Fee Schedule for Commissioners of Accounts

We are here to assist you in any way possible. However, we cannot provide you with legal or accounting advice that you may need in settling an individual estate. Your duties as the executor or administrator of an estate are set by law. It is our intention that the foregoing information provided herein will assist you in executing your duties as executor or administrator of an estate.