Serves Kanawha and Putnam counties and the surrounding region from Charleston. Assists administrators and executors with estate filings and asset distribution, litigates will contests and estate disputes, and petitions for guardianship and conservatorship of elderly family members. David R. Karr, Jr. is a former Jackson County prosecuting attorney.
Probate in Wood County
Probate Court Record
Wood County Circuit Court
Wood County · Fourth Judicial Circuit
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Office
Wood County Judicial Building, 2 Government Square, Room 131, Parkersburg, WV 26101
Website
Filing in person
Appointment required
Self-represented filing
Allowed
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Conservatorship Firms Serving Wood County
Serves Monongalia County from Morgantown and takes estate matters throughout West Virginia. Guides executors through filing the will with the probate court, gathering assets, paying creditors and taxes, and represents executors in will challenges and claims of mismanagement. Also establishes adult guardianships and conservatorships.
Serves clients across West Virginia from Bland Street in Bluefield. Prepares wills, living and testamentary trusts and powers of attorney, handles trust and estate administration and estate tax planning, and brings guardianship and conservatorship matters. The firm's elder-law work covers Medicaid planning and long-term care planning.
Serves Berkeley and Jefferson counties from Martinsburg. Handles trust administration, estate probate, estate disputes and guardianships and conservatorships, along with wills, trusts, special needs planning and powers of attorney. Attorney Michael A. Bush serves as Fiduciary Commissioner for Berkeley County and Jefferson County and is a member of WealthCounsel and NAELA.
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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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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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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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