Estate Planning & Probate in Colonial Heights City, Virginia
Most Colonial Heights City estate questions come down to one fork: avoid probate before a death, or work through it after one. This page points you to the right path—planning ahead, or settling an estate at the Circuit Court.
Someone died — settling an estate
Filing probate at the Circuit Court, what it costs, transferring property, and local attorneys.
What to do when someone dies in Colonial Heights City→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Colonial Heights City home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Colonial Heights City→The Probate Process in Colonial Heights City
Probate is the court-supervised process of settling someone's estate after they die — validating the will, paying debts and taxes, and transferring what's left to the heirs. In Colonial Heights City, probate runs through the Circuit Court at 550 Boulevard, Colonial Heights. The court sits in the 12th Judicial Circuit.
Full Colonial Heights Cityprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Circuit Court
Colonial Heights City · 12th Judicial Circuit
Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
Clerk of Circuit Court
Colonial Heights City · Clerk · Stacy L. Stafford
Address
Phone
Fax
Hours
E-recording
$26 for 1-10 pages, $40 for 11-30 pages, $60 for 31+ pages.
Full recording details →Verified September 9, 2026 · Source
Local Procedures at the Circuit Court
Criminal cases set by the Clerk on designated days: general criminal cases on Mondays and Tuesdays, civil cases on Thursdays. Sessions begin at 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. depending on the docket.
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