Service Areas · Maryland · Washington, DC · Northern Virginia
Areas We Serve: Maryland, Washington, DC & Northern Virginia
Marc Cormier helps personal representatives, executors, and families sell and prepare inherited property across three jurisdictions, each with its own probate rules. Pick your location below for the local process, official sources, and guides specific to that area.
Region 01
Maryland
Registered with the Register of Wills and Orphans’ Courts
Maryland probate runs through the Register of Wills and Orphans’ Court in the county where the decedent lived. Marc’s home market is Montgomery County, and he regularly works estates across Prince George’s, Howard, and Anne Arundel counties: valuations, cleanouts, repairs, staging, and sale coordination with the estate attorney and Register.
Maryland Register of Wills (official)
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Washington, DC
Filed with the DC Superior Court, Probate Division
In Washington, DC, probate is handled by the DC Superior Court, Probate Division. Authority to sell an estate home flows from the court appointment and Letters, and the process, forms, and timelines differ from Maryland’s. Marc has coordinated a Washington, DC estate sale start to finish, including a renovation approved by a personal representative living 3,000 miles away.
DC Courts – Wills & Probate FAQs (official)
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Region 03
Northern Virginia
Filed through the Circuit Court clerk in the county where the decedent lived
Virginia has no Register of Wills or Orphans’ Court; probate is opened with the clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the decedent resided, and qualifications, affidavits, and court approval rules differ from Maryland’s. Marc serves Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun counties and the surrounding Northern Virginia market.
Virginia Courts – Probate in Virginia (official)
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Important
Probate rules, forms, deadlines, and tax treatment differ in Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia. The guides linked here describe the rules for their own jurisdiction. For your estate, confirm the applicable authority and paperwork with the estate attorney and the relevant court before signing or authorizing a sale.
Not sure which area applies?
Tell us where the property is located. Marc can point you to the right local process and the help your family needs.
