Wood County Personal Representative Deed Form (West Virginia)
All Wood County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:
Personal Representative Deed Form

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

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Wood County compliant document last validated/updated 1/30/2025
Completed Example of the Personal Representative Deed Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Wood County compliant document last validated/updated 9/6/2024
The following West Virginia and Wood County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order:
When using these Personal Representative Deed forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Wood County. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:
Wood County Clerk
1 Court Sq / PO Box 1474, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26102
Hours: 8:30 to 4:30 M-F
Phone: (304) 424-1899
Local jurisdictions located in Wood County include:
- Belleville
- Davisville
- Mineral Wells
- Parkersburg
- Rockport
- Vienna
- Walker
- Washington
- Waverly
- Williamstown
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 Wood 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 Wood County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Wood County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Wood 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 Wood County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Wood County.
What are supplemental forms?
Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by West Virginia or Wood 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 Wood 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)
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