West Virginia - Raleigh County Affidavit of Heirship Forms

Included Forms

All Raleigh County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:

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Included Supplemental Documents

The Following West Virginia and Raleigh County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order.

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Declaration of Consideration (West Virginia Document)

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Sales Listing Form (West Virginia Document)

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Instructions for Sales Listing Form (West Virginia Document)

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Certificate of Acknowledgment - Individual (West Virginia Document)

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Certificate of Acknowledgment - Representative (West Virginia Document)

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Verification of an Oath - Jurat (West Virginia Document)

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Frequently Asked Questions:

• How long does it take to get my forms?
  • Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.
• What are supplemental forms?
  • Often when a deed is recorded additional documents are required by West Virginia or Raleigh County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.
• How do I get my forms, are they emailed?
  • After you submit payment you will see a page listing the Raleigh County forms you ordered with a download link to the pdf form file. You download the forms to your computer. You will also receive an email with a link to your download page in case you need it later.
• What type of files are the forms?
  • All of our Raleigh County Affidavit of Heirship forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
• Can the Affidavit of Heirship forms be re-used?
  • Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Raleigh County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Raleigh County.
• Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Raleigh County ?
  • Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Raleigh County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.
• Do I have to enter all of my property information online?
  • No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.
• Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?
  • Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.
• Do I need any special software to use these forms?
  • You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
• Are there any recurring fees involved?
  • No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

Areas covered by these Affidavit of Heirship Forms:

• Raleigh County

Including:

• Arnett
• Artie
• Beaver
• Beckley
• Bolt
• Bradley
• Clear Creek
• Coal City
• Colcord
• Cool Ridge
• Crab Orchard
• Daniels
• Dorothy
• Dry Creek
• Eccles
• Fairdale
• Ghent
• Glen Daniel
• Glen White
• Harper
• Helen
• Josephine
• Lanark
• Lester
• Mabscott
• Mac Arthur
• Midway
• Naoma
• Odd
• Piney View
• Princewick
• Prosperity
• Raleigh
• Rhodell
• Rock Creek
• Shady Spring
• Skelton
• Slab Fork
• Sophia
• Sprague
• Stanaford
• Surveyor
• White Oak

What is the West Virginia Affidavit of Heirship?

An affidavit of heirship establishes the lawful heirs of a decedent's estate when he or she dies intestate (without a will).

When recorded in the land records where the real property described within is located, the affidavit provides a record of the change in ownership and succession in interest of the within-described assets to the decedent's heir(s). The affidavit is not to be used when a will is probated or a proceeding for the administration of the decedent's estate has been opened.

While anyone can file an affidavit of heirship, the affiant, the person making the sworn statements contained in the affidavit, must have knowledge of the decedent's marital history and family tree in order to complete the affidavit accurately.

The instrument establishes the decedent's martial status at the time of death and whether the decedent left descendants (children, whether natural or adopted, and the children of any deceased child).

In West Virginia, interest in real property from a decedent's estate that does not transfer outside of probate (i.e., property not held with a survivorship designation) transfers by the laws of descent codified at W. Va. Code 42-1).

In general, the surviving spouse inherits a decedent's property. If the decedent has no surviving spouse, his descendants (children) inherit the property. A grandchild inherits the share of a deceased parent, if applicable. If the decedent has neither a surviving spouse nor descendants, his or her parents inherit the property. In the event there are no surviving parents, the decedent's siblings inherit. Always consult a lawyer with questions about intestate succession, as each situation is unique, and the law is complex.

In addition to establishing the decedent's heirs at law, the affidavit also describes all the real and personal property left by the decedent. The affiant must sign the affidavit in the presence of a notary public. Before recording with the land records of the county where the subject property is situated, ensure that the instrument meets standards of form and content for recorded documents in West Virginia.

Consult a lawyer with questions about intestate succession or affidavits of heirship in West Virginia.

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The documents you receive here will meet, or exceed, the Raleigh County recording requirements for formatting. If there's an issue caused by our formatting, we'll make it right and refund your payment.

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