City of Portsmouth Clerk of the Circuit Court Guide

At qualification the Clerk collects a Virginia state probate tax of about $0.10 per $100 (10 cents per $100) of estate value, with estates of $15,000 or less exempt (Va. Code 58.1-1712), plus an optional local probate tax of up to one-third of the state amount (Va. Code 58.1-1718). Clerk qualification and recording fees also apply, and the Commissioner of Accounts charges separate fees to audit the inventory and accountings. Exact current clerk qualification, recording, local probate-tax, and Commissioner of Accounts fee amounts were not captured in this pass - verify the current local probate-tax adoption, clerk and recording fees, and Commissioner of Accounts fee schedule directly with the Portsmouth Circuit Court Clerk before relying on a figure.