Free Virginia Notice to Creditors

In Virginia, creditors have 6 months from first publication to present claims.

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The Virginia notice identifies the appointed representative and the address where claims are presented.

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Yes. Virginia publishes CC-1686. The personal representative completes it and arranges its publication.

The creditor claim period of 6 months protects the personal representative who distributes after it; it is not a bar, and late claims can still reach undistributed assets.

Claims are presented to the personal representative at the address in the notice, or the court, at the creditor's choice. The address in the notice is the one claims go to, so it is the representative's own, or the court's, as the statute directs.

Virginia does not require written notice to known creditors, and a creditor who is mailed one gets the later of the published period or the mailing window. A creditor who is mailed the notice must present the claim on or before the later of (i) at least six months from the date of the first publication of the notice or (ii) 90 days after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers a copy of the notice as published to the claimant. A mailed notice for each known creditor is part of the packet.

Once a week for 2 consecutive weeks, in the statute's terms: A newspaper of general circulation in the city or county where the personal representative qualified, meeting the Va. Code § 8.01-324 qualifications (paying subscribers. Virginia requires the publisher's affidavit of publication to be filed with the court; the newspaper provides it after the final run. The Virginia creditor claims tool sets the publication beside the claim deadline and the payment order.

Creditor Notice in Virginia

Virginia has an official creditor-notice form, CC-1686. The personal representative completes it and arranges its publication. Publication of that notice is what starts the claim period.

The claim period of 6 months after the first publication of the notice protects a representative who distributes after it runs; it is not a bar, and a late claim can still reach undistributed assets.

Claims are presented to the personal representative at the address in the notice, or the court, at the creditor's choice; the address in the notice is the one claims go to. Virginia does not command a mailed notice to known creditors; a creditor who is mailed one gets the later of the published period or the mailing window; published notice alone does not bar a known creditor's claim under Tulsa Professional Collection Services v. Pope, 485 U.S. 478 (1988). A creditor who is mailed the notice presents the claim on or before the later of (i) at least six months from the date of the first publication of the notice or (ii) 90 days after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers a copy of the notice as published to the claimant.

The notice runs once a week for 2 consecutive weeks; the newspaper, in the statute's terms: A newspaper of general circulation in the city or county where the personal representative qualified, meeting the Va. Code § 8.01-324 qualifications (paying subscribers. Virginia requires the publisher's affidavit of publication to be filed with the court; the newspaper supplies it after the final run.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 19, 2026

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In Virginia, creditors have 6 months from first publication to present claims.

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Creditor Notice in Virginia

Virginia has an official creditor-notice form, CC-1686. The personal representative completes it and arranges its publication. Publication of that notice is what starts the claim period.

The claim period of 6 months after the first publication of the notice protects a representative who distributes after it runs; it is not a bar, and a late claim can still reach undistributed assets.

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