Upshur County Personal Representative Deed Form (West Virginia)

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

Personal Representative Deed Form

Upshur County Personal Representative Deed Form

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Upshur County compliant document last validated/updated 11/8/2024

Personal Representative Deed Guide

Upshur County Personal Representative Deed Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Upshur County compliant document last validated/updated 2/20/2025

Completed Example of the Personal Representative Deed Document

Upshur County Completed Example of the Personal Representative Deed Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Upshur County compliant document last validated/updated 2/10/2025

When using these Personal Representative Deed forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Upshur County. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:

Upshur County Clerk

40 W Main St, Rm 101, Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201

Hours: 8:00 to 4:30 M-F

Phone: (304) 472-1068

Local jurisdictions located in Upshur County include:

  • Adrian
  • Buckhannon
  • Cleveland
  • French Creek
  • Frenchton
  • Kanawha Head
  • Lorentz
  • Rock Cave
  • Selbyville
  • Tallmansville

How long does it take to get my forms?

Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.

How do I get my forms, are they emailed?

Immediately after you submit payment, the Upshur County forms you order will be available for download directly from your account. You can then download the forms to your computer. If you do not already have an account, one will be created for you as part of the order process, and your login details will be provided to you. If you encounter any issues accessing your forms, please reach out to our support team for assistance. Forms are NOT emailed to you.

What does "validated/updated" mean?

This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:

  • Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
  • Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Upshur County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Upshur County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Upshur County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.

Can the Personal Representative Deed 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 Upshur County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Upshur County.

What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by West Virginia or Upshur 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.

What type of files are the forms?

All of our Upshur County Personal Representative Deed 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.

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.

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.

Are there any recurring fees involved?

No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

A personal representative is the fiduciary appointed to administer a decedent's estate in probate. When the decedent dies with a will, the personal representative is the executor named in the will, or, if no executor is named, a qualifying beneficiary. When the decedent dies intestate (without a will), the personal representative selected by the court is called the administrator.

In the course of estate settlement, a personal representative may be required to execute and record a deed conveying real property from the estate following a sale. A decedent may designate in their will the specific real estate to be sold, or an estate's assets may be insufficient to pay its debts, and the personal representative may need to commence a suit in equity to subject the real estate to payment under W. Va. Code 44-8-7.

A fiduciary deed follows the statutory form of a deed under W. Va. Code 36-3-5. In addition, West Virginia requires a Declaration of Consideration or Value confirming the actual consideration paid or monetary value of the property being transferred (W. Va. Code 11-22-6).

Due to the nature of the fiduciary as a representative, a special warranty is typically appropriate. A covenant of special warranty means that the grantor promises to warrant and defend the property for the grantee against claims or demands of the grantor and persons acting by, through, or under him (W. Va. Code 36-4-3). This warranty is more limited than that of a general warranty deed because it does not extend prior to the time the grantor obtained title. In West Virginia, covenants run with the land, meaning they are also binding on any successor in title.

In addition to the statutory contents of a deed, personal representative's deeds contain information about the subject estate, such as the decedent's name and date of death, whether he or she left a will, the personal representative's name and his or her source of authority to sell the subject real estate, such as a testamentary power of sale under W. Va. Code 44-5A-3 or an order by the county commission.

The deed must be signed by the executor or administrator in the presence of a notary public before recording in the County Clerk's office for a valid transfer. The instrument should meet all requirements of form and content for documents relating to real property in West Virginia.

Consult a lawyer with questions about estate administration or personal representative's deeds in West Virginia.

(West Virginia PRD Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)

Our Promise

The documents you receive here will meet, or exceed, the Upshur 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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May 12th, 2025

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May 11th, 2025

While it's nice to get all the forms and info in one package for a reasonable cost, the fixed format of the form does not allow for a lengthy meet and bounds property description for real property. Also, the Cover Sheet has big fillable sections with no instructions about what's supposed to go there. I tried the "Contact Us" link, but all it does is spin saying it's trying verify the security of my connection. Looks like I;m going to have to create my own deed in MS Word instead of just filling in the blacks of the PDF file that I downloaded. Bummer!

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Charles S.

May 11th, 2025

It's useful to have forms specific to the County as well as the State. The examples are also helpful, but it would be even more helpful to see an example of a complete and successfully filed package. I will go the County Recorder's Office to see if I can find an example there.

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July 6th, 2020

We had hoped, as this was direct through our State recorder's office, State-specific data would be pre-filled in. Also there is no help when transferring the home title from a Revocable Trust to the living Trustee and new spouse (no example given, no help for which code to use). And the example doesn't match the prior deed revision format submitted by our attorney. So, not the best experience. We may have to get an attorney involved...what we were hoping to avoid

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September 20th, 2019

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June 14th, 2022

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