Bedford County Clerk of the Circuit Court Guide

At qualification the Clerk collects a Virginia state probate tax (Bedford's official probate page describes it as $1.00 for each $1,000.00 of gross assets, equivalent to the statewide 10 cents per $100 of estate value, with estates of $15,000 or less exempt, under Va. Code 58.1-1712), a local probate tax (the Bedford page describes $0.33 for each $1,000.00 of gross assets), plus clerk qualification and recording fees. Bedford's page lists a qualification fee up to $30.00, will recording of $16.00 (1-10 pages), heir-list recording of $16.00, a $1.00 real-property transfer fee, and $2.00 per extra Certificate of Qualification. The Commissioner of Accounts charges separate fees for reviewing the inventory and accounts. Verify current local probate tax, qualification, and recording amounts with Bedford Circuit Court and the Commissioner of Accounts before relying on a figure.