Free Virginia forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.
Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.
In Virginia, a will is signed before 2Va. Code § 64.2-403Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyVa. Code § 64.2-403Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.
Virginia requires 2Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2984Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not requiredVa. Code Ann. § 54.1-2984Verified Oct 15, 2026View source.
Virginia treats a power of attorney as durable by defaultVa. Code §§ 64.2-1600 through 64.2-1642Verified Sep 20, 2026View source, and it is signed with no witness or notary requirementVa. Code §§ 64.2-1600 through 64.2-1642Verified Sep 20, 2026View source.
In Virginia, a pour-over will is signed before 2Va. Code § 64.2-403Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.
In Virginia, a transfer on death deed is signed before a notaryVa. Code 64.2-621 to 64.2-638Verified Oct 19, 2026View source, then recorded with the county before the owner's deathVa. Code 64.2-621 to 64.2-638Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.
Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Virginia: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.
In Virginia, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 2.5%Va. Code §§ 64.2-105(B)(12) (fiduciary employs and compensates counsel), 64.2-1208(A) (commissioner of accounts allows reasonable expenses; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 9, 2026View source to 3.9%Va. Code §§ 64.2-105(B)(12) (fiduciary employs and compensates counsel), 64.2-1208(A) (commissioner of accounts allows reasonable expenses; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 9, 2026View source of the estate; a funded revocable trust keeps those assets out of probate and off that fee.
Probate in Virginia takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 2.5%Va. Code §§ 64.2-105(B)(12) (fiduciary employs and compensates counsel), 64.2-1208(A) (commissioner of accounts allows reasonable expenses; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 9, 2026View source to 3.9%Va. Code §§ 64.2-105(B)(12) (fiduciary employs and compensates counsel), 64.2-1208(A) (commissioner of accounts allows reasonable expenses; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 9, 2026View source of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.
An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Virginia runs $3,770Estimate: 10 hours at $377, Clio's Virginia Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $5,655Estimate: 15 hours at $377, Clio's Virginia Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source and a simple will $1,311Estimate: 3 hours at $437, Clio's Virginia Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $2,622Estimate: 6 hours at $437, Clio's 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.
Probate on a $500,000 estate in Virginia costs an estimated $29,411Va. Code §§ 64.2-105(B)(12) (fiduciary employs and compensates counsel), 64.2-1208(A) (commissioner of accounts allows reasonable expenses; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 9, 2026View source. Attorney fees run 2.5%Va. Code §§ 64.2-105(B)(12) (fiduciary employs and compensates counsel), 64.2-1208(A) (commissioner of accounts allows reasonable expenses; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 9, 2026View source to 3.9%Va. Code §§ 64.2-105(B)(12) (fiduciary employs and compensates counsel), 64.2-1208(A) (commissioner of accounts allows reasonable expenses; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 9, 2026View source of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.
Virginia automatically revokes an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorceVa. Code § 20-111.1; § 6.2-607; § 64.2-632(A)(5); § 64.2-412Verified Sep 15, 2026View source; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.
Probate on a $500,000 estate in Virginia costs an estimated $29,411Va. Code §§ 64.2-105(B)(12) (fiduciary employs and compensates counsel), 64.2-1208(A) (commissioner of accounts allows reasonable expenses; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 9, 2026View source and takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 2.5%Va. Code §§ 64.2-105(B)(12) (fiduciary employs and compensates counsel), 64.2-1208(A) (commissioner of accounts allows reasonable expenses; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 9, 2026View source to 3.9%Va. Code §§ 64.2-105(B)(12) (fiduciary employs and compensates counsel), 64.2-1208(A) (commissioner of accounts allows reasonable expenses; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 9, 2026View source of the estate. Estates under $75,000Va. Code § 64.2-600Verified Sep 9, 2026View source can use a small-estate procedure instead.
81 estate planning firms in Virginia, by county and firm type.
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FirmNorfolk, VA
Hampton Roads firm based in downtown Norfolk, serving Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, and Suffolk with offices in Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Handles wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, and advance medical directives alongside its litigation practice. Offers free consultations.
PracticesEstate PlanningPowers Of AttorneyWills Trusts
Solo PracticeChesapeake, VA
Chesapeake firm serving the Hampton Roads cities, handling probate and estate administration for families settling estates. Drafts wills and trusts, nominates guardians and executors, and provides elder-law services including Medicaid planning, durable powers of attorney, and advance directives. Solo practice with nearly three decades of experience.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawWills Trusts
FirmCulpeper, VA
Culpeper firm on West Cameron Street working the Culpeper-area circuit courts and Commissioner of Accounts. On the settlement side it counsels executors, administrators, and trustees through their fiduciary duties — paying debts, distributing assets, and appearing at the proceedings that close the estate. More than 45 years in the local Piedmont courts.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningWills Trusts
FirmDanville, VA
Danville firm serving Southside Virginia through the local circuit courts, with a second office in Lynchburg. Handles estate and trust administration, probate, guardianship and conservatorship, and Medicaid asset-protection planning for aging clients. Attorney Robert W. Haley is a Certified Elder Law Attorney, and the firm offers phone and video consultations.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
FirmCulpeper, VA
Estate-focused firm in Culpeper serving Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Madison, and Rappahannock counties. Handles wills and trusts, powers of attorney and advance directives, probate and estate administration, elder law, and guardianship and conservatorship. Attorney Katherine S. Breckenridge concentrates her practice on estate planning and elder law.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more
FirmHarrisonburg, VA
Beth Driver Law (formerly Evans Driver) serves Harrisonburg and the surrounding Shenandoah Valley through the Rockingham County courts. The firm concentrates on estate planning and estate and trust administration, including probate and post-death settlement work. The practice continues under attorney Beth Driver following the 2026 retirement of co-founder Laura Evans.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Law
FirmArlington, VA
Arlington firm on Wilson Boulevard serving Arlington, Alexandria, and the Northern Virginia courts. Handles probate and trust administration for executors and trustees, alongside guardianship and conservatorship petitions for incapacitated adults and minors. Attorney Kyle Epting has focused on estate planning and probate for fifteen years, and the firm offers a free initial consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 2 more
FirmFredericksburg, VA
Elder-law and estate-planning firm serving Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, and King George counties, with an additional office in the Washington, DC metro area. Handles trust and estate administration, probate, Medicaid and long-term-care asset protection, and special-needs planning. Offers free consultations by phone, video, or in person.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
FirmAlexandria, VA
Old Town Alexandria firm serving Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William. Walks executors through the appointed tasks of settling an estate, or handles the probate start to finish, and takes trust administration, guardianship and conservatorship, and contested estates. Also licensed in DC and Maryland, which matters when the estate holds property across the line.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 2 more
FirmWaynesboro, VA
Waynesboro firm practicing in the central Shenandoah Valley since 1931, serving Augusta, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Nelson, and Albemarle counties. Its estate practice covers wills and trust drafting, estate tax planning, and probate and estate administration, alongside elder law. A long-established general practice with deep roots in the local courts.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts
Solo PracticeCharlottesville, VA
Gelbman Law serves Charlottesville and Central Virginia through the Albemarle County courts. The firm handles guardianship and conservatorship matters, adult financial-exploitation and abuse cases, long-term-care planning, and wills, trusts, and advance directives. One of a small handful of area practices focused exclusively on elder law.
PracticesEstate PlanningElder LawConservatorshipGuardianshipand 3 more
FirmFairfax, VA
Woman-owned firm serving Northern Virginia and the DC metro from its Fairfax office, with a second location in Washington, DC. Its estate practice covers wills and trust drafting, probate, and estate administration, guiding clients through probate appointments, court filings, and post-death deadlines.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts
FirmStafford, VA
Stafford firm serving Stafford, Fredericksburg, and Spotsylvania since 1973 from its Courthouse Road office. Its estate practice covers wills, non-probate transfer planning, advance medical directives, guardianship and conservatorship, and probate and estate administration through the local circuit courts. Three attorneys with more than 70 years of combined Virginia experience.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts
FirmFairfax, VA
Fairfax firm serving Northern Virginia through the Fairfax County Circuit Court and Commissioner of Accounts since 1980. Handles probate and estate administration for executors and heirs, trust administration, estate and trust disputes and litigation, elder law, and special-needs planning. Provides fixed-price quotes for defined estate matters.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate LitigationElder LawSpecial Needs PlanningWills Trusts
FirmFarmville, VA
Southside Virginia firm with six offices — Farmville, Kenbridge, Victoria, Blackstone, Keysville, and Halifax — serving Prince Edward, Lunenburg, Charlotte, Nottoway, Halifax, and surrounding rural counties. Handles estate administration and probate, including inventories and accountings, alongside estate planning and real estate.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateMedical DirectivesPowers Of AttorneyWills Trusts
FirmColonial Heights, VA
Colonial Heights firm serving the Tri-Cities region — Petersburg and Hopewell — since 1982. Handles wills and estate planning, estate administration, and guardianship matters alongside its litigation practice. Offers flexible appointment scheduling and a service-member discount.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipWills Trusts
FirmVirginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach elder-law and estate firm (formerly Oast & Hook) serving Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina, with offices in Suffolk and Chesapeake. Handles estate and trust administration, fiduciary services, guardianship and conservatorship, Medicaid and long-term-care asset protection, and special-needs planning. Pairs estate administration with elder-law and public-benefits planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
FirmNewport News, VA
Newport News firm serving the Hampton Roads region — Newport News, Hampton, Chesapeake, and Gloucester — and the surrounding circuit courts. Handles wills, trusts and estates, and probate alongside civil litigation and real estate. Attorney James A. Carter II concentrates in wills, trusts, estates, and probate.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts
FirmGlen Allen, VA
Glen Allen firm serving Henrico, Goochland, and the greater Richmond courts with a dedicated probate and estate-administration practice. On the settlement side it walks personal representatives through qualification, files inventories and accountings, and manages creditor claims and asset distribution, alongside long-term-care and guardianship work.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 6 more
FirmVirginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach boutique estate firm, with offices in Williamsburg and McLean, serving eastern Virginia and the DC area. Handles trust and probate administration, estate planning, elder law, asset protection, and charitable-entity work for families across generations. Offers a free consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more