--- title: "West Virginia Executor and Estate Kit | MCC Solutions" description: "West Virginia executor kit: first 30 days, up to $50,000 small estate limit, 60-day wait, notarized affidavit, letters and an Excel estate ledger." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/wv-executor-kit" --- Document pack # West Virginia Executor and Estate Kit: the $50,000 Small Estate Route After 60 Days, First Month Checklist and Estate Ledger West Virginia, from the official pages: Personal property (motor vehicles included) worth no more than $50,000, and no probate real property. **Coming soon** not on sale yet Why it is not on sale yet [Read the free guide](/state-rules?state=wv) 🌙 The desk is asleep. The store never is. Every kit and ebook downloads the moment you pay, day or night. Questions get answered after we open in the morning. [Browse the store](/toolkits) Who it is for Whoever is settling the estate of someone who lived in West Virginia. Filed with a county office. Tendered to the clerk of the county commission (or the fiduciary supervisor). Not the right fit if The person didn't live in or own property in West Virginia, or a will contest or family dispute means you need an estate attorney. Not a form preparation or legal service. Why it is different - Sources, checked November 2026: W. Va. Code 44-1A, West Virginia Small Estate Act (West Virginia Legislature); W. Va. Code Chapter 41, Article 1, Making of Wills (West Virginia Legislature); W. Va. Code Chapter 41, Wills (West Virginia Legislature). - 2 facts aren't stated on those pages, so the kit leaves them out and lists them once to look up, with the official page. What is inside - **West Virginia small estate route.** Personal property (motor vehicles included) worth no more than $50,000, and no probate real property. Real estate in the person's name alone takes the estate out of this procedure. 60 days. Sixty days after the death; 30 days if the successor is the nominated personal representative. Signed before a notary. Made on oath under penalty of perjury; the statutory form has a notary jurat. Filed with a county office. Tendered to the clerk of the county commission (or the fiduciary supervisor). - **How a West Virginia will had to be signed.** Two witnesses present at the same time, who sign in the testator's presence and each other's. Witnesses can sign affidavits at the testator's request before any officer authorized to administer oaths. Keep them with the will. They can't be used if the will is contested. Recognized. Witnesses aren't needed for a will wholly in the testator's handwriting. A gift to a witness, or to a witness's spouse, is void. A witness who would inherit anyway keeps up to the value of the gift. - **West Virginia estate ledger (Excel).** Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $50,000, dates day 60 after the death and flags real estate in the person's name alone, which rules the route out. - **First 30 days, tracker and letters.** The first month in order with day 60 marked, a documents and accounts tracker, and plain letters to a bank, a utility and Social Security. - **Look up before you file in West Virginia.** official form, simplified court procedure: look up on W. Va. Code 44-1A, West Virginia Small Estate Act (West Virginia Legislature). A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Start Here (West Virginia Executor and Estate Kit)](/img/toolkits/wv-executor-kit/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/wv-executor-kit/doc-1.webp) First page of Start Here [![Page 1 of the First 30 Days Checklist (West Virginia Executor and Estate Kit)](/img/toolkits/wv-executor-kit/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/wv-executor-kit/doc-2.webp) First page of First 30 Days Checklist Get it ## West Virginia Executor and Estate Kit Coming soon This kit is being finished: every state rule in it is checked against official sources before it goes on sale. Free now: [State rules directory](/state-rules?state=wv) Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. Not legal, tax or financial advice. An estate attorney or the county probate/surrogate office answers questions about your situation. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. Questions ## Common questions **What's in the download?** Five Word and PDF documents, including the state small estate route, and the state estate ledger in Excel, by email link after payment. **What is the small estate limit in West Virginia?** Personal property (motor vehicles included) worth no more than $50,000, and no probate real property. Real estate: Real estate in the person's name alone takes the estate out of this procedure. **When and how is the West Virginia small estate paperwork signed?** Wait: 60 days. Sixty days after the death; 30 days if the successor is the nominated personal representative. Signing: Signed before a notary. Made on oath under penalty of perjury; the statutory form has a notary jurat. **Where does it go in West Virginia?** Filed with a county office. Tendered to the clerk of the county commission (or the fiduciary supervisor). **What did a West Virginia will need to be accepted?** Two witnesses present at the same time, who sign in the testator's presence and each other's. Self-proving affidavit: Witnesses can sign affidavits at the testator's request before any officer authorized to administer oaths. Keep them with the will. They can't be used if the will is contested. **Is this legal advice?** No. An estate attorney or the county probate/surrogate office answers questions about your situation. 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