2.7 Probate of Foreign Will

• Library: Estate and Trust Administration in Virginia (Virginia CLE) (2019 Ed.)

2.7 PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL

Where a will has been admitted to probate outside Virginia, an authenticated copy of the will and the certificate of probate from the foreign jurisdiction may be offered for probate to the court or clerk. ³⁶ Having been proved in the foreign jurisdiction, the will is admitted to probate in Virginia as a will of personalty. If, under Virginia law, it would be a valid will of Virginia real estate, it will be admitted to probate here as a will of real estate. ³⁷ Importantly...