V I R G I N I A:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY

IN RE: Estate of

JAMES ALLEN

HEMPSTEAD,

Deceased

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SHOW CAUSE ORDER

THIS MATTER came before the Court upon the Motion of SCOTT ALLEN HEMPSTEAD a/k/a SCOTT A HEMPSTEAD, Executor of the Estate of JAMES ALLEN HEMPSTEAD, deceased, for entry of a Show Cause Order to confirm the Commissioner of Accounts' Report of Debts and Demands and to bar creditors; and

IT APPEARING TO THE COURT that JAMES ALLEN HEMPSTEAD died domiciled in Fairfax County, Virginia; that SCOTT ALLEN HEMPSTEAD a/k/a SCOTT A HEMPSTEAD was duly qualified as Executor of the estate on September 9, 2025; that a Debts and Demands hearing was held on May 21, 2026, after proper notice as required by law; that no person appeared at such hearing to prove any debts or demands against the estate; that the Commissioner of Accounts filed a Report of Debts and Demands dated May 21, 2026, finding no known debts or demands; and that more than ten (10) days have elapsed since the filing of said Report and no exceptions have been filed thereto; and

IT FURTHER APPEARING that it would be proper to distribute the assets of the estate to the beneficiaries named in the Last Will and Testament of JAMES ALLEN HEMPSTEAD without requiring a refunding bond, subject only to the retention of sufficient funds to satisfy the remaining costs of administration;

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that all creditors and persons interested in the Estate of JAMES ALLEN HEMPSTEAD, deceased, do SHOW CAUSE, if any they can, on the 28th day of August, 2026, at 9 a.m., before this Court, against the confirmation of the Commissioner's Report of Debts and Demands and against the payment and delivery of the assets of said estate to the beneficiaries entitled thereto under the Last Will and Testament of the decedent, without requiring a refunding bond, subject only to the retention by the Executor of sufficient funds to satisfy the remaining costs of administration.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order be published once a week for two (2) successive weeks in the Washington Times, a newspaper of general circulation published in Fairfax County, Virginia, and that proof of such publication be filed with this Court.

AND THIS MATTER IS CONTINUED.

Entered this 28th day of July, 2026

Dontae L. Bugg

Judge

I Ask for This:

Molly M. Garrett,

Esquire

(VSB #65471)

MMG Law, PLLC

11350 Random Hills Rd, Suite 600

Fairfax, VA 22030

(703) 828-8400

Email:

Molly@MMGLaw.com

Counsel for Executor

August 4, and 11, 2026

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