Serves Cabell County and the tri-state area from Huntington. Its wills, trusts and estates group handles estate administration and prepares guardianship and conservatorship petitions, along with wills, trusts and powers of attorney, for clients in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. In practice since 1923.
Huntington is in Cabell County.
Probate in Cabell County
Probate Court Record
Cabell County Circuit Court
Cabell County · Sixth Judicial Circuit
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Office
Cabell County Courthouse, 750 Fifth Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701
Website
Filing in person
Appointment required
Self-represented filing
Allowed
Self-help forms
How to file probate in Cabell County →
Verified October 15, 2026 · Source
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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in West Virginia
Free West Virginia forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for West Virginia.
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Healthcare Power of Attorney
West Virginia requires 2W. Va. Code § 16-30-4(g)-(i)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses and notarizationW. Va. Code § 16-30-4(g)-(i)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source for a healthcare power of attorney.
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Financial Power of Attorney
West Virginia treats a power of attorney as durable by defaultW.Va. Code § 39B-1-105Verified Oct 21, 2026View source, and it is signed before a notaryW.Va. Code § 39B-1-105Verified Oct 21, 2026View source.
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An attorney-prepared revocable trust in West Virginia runs $2,870Estimate: 10 hours at $287, Clio's West Virginia Wills and Estates rate (no Trusts rate published); Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $4,305Estimate: 15 hours at $287, Clio's West Virginia Wills and Estates rate (no Trusts rate published); Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source and a simple will $861Estimate: 3 hours at $287, Clio's West Virginia Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $1,722Estimate: 6 hours at $287, Clio's West Virginia Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
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How Do I Settle an Estate?
Settling an estate in West Virginia: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 daysW. Va. Code § 44-1-14Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 2 monthsW. Va. Code §§ 44-1-14a, 44-2-4, 44-2-21, 44-2-26Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.
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