Estate

Will Probates   l   Administrations  l  Year’s Support

Useful Information

General Information

  • Your petition must be complete and legible (please type or print).
  • If the decedent's death certificate is not on file here in Houston County, you must provide us with a certified copy of his or her death certificate
  • If applicable, the original will must be filed with your petition (if original will is lost, there will be further requirements)

Filing Fees for Common Petitions filed for Estates

GPCSF

COMMON PETITIONS

Filing Fees

2

TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION

$195

3

ADMINISTRATION

$210

4

COMMON FORM WILL PROBATE

$210

5

SOLEMN FORM WILL PROBATE

$210

9

NO ADMINISTRATION NECESSARY

$210

10

YEAR’S SUPPORT

$210

7

WILL ANNEXED

$210

For all other estate filings please refer to the Fee Schedule. (Fee Schedule)

Additional Fees – If Required

Legal Ad – Houston Home Journal**

 $            120.00

Guardian ad Litem 

 $            175.00

Sheriff's Service*

 $              50.00

* Per heir/beneficiary or person in Georgia, not located in Houston County.

**If a legal ad is required, the fee is $120.00 (plus $10.00 if affidavit is requested) and you should make that payable to Houston Home Journal. A legal ad is always required for Year's Support petitions, administrations where petitioners are requesting certain powers and waiver of bond and for solemn form probates and administrations with any unknown heirs or heirs with unknown addresses.

 

Publication Fee Breakdown

$15.00 per 100 words times number of weeks 

Example: 200-word count for 4-week publication would be $30.00 x 4 = $120.00

Add an additional $10.00 for an affidavit if requested.

DISCHARGE FEES FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE -- GPCSF 33

Fees

Filing Fee

 $ 195.00

Publication

 $   30.00

Total

 $ 225.00
 

Additional Fees -- If required

Annual Return w/ Previous Assets

 $   40.00

Guardian ad Litem 

 $ 175.00

Sheriff's Service*

 $   50.00

* Per heir/beneficiary in Georgia, not located in Houston County.

 

ESTATE RECORD SEARCHES AND COPIES - 2016 to DATE - please visit:

https://www.georgiaprobaterecords.com/Estates/SearchEstates.aspx

 

For further information, please email Judith Borum at [email protected]

For Contested Estates, please email Kim Willson at [email protected]

For Discharge or Reporting for an Estate, please contact Megan Willson at [email protected]

 

Related Links

  • Council of Probate Court Judges of Georgia - Standard Forms are available. Includes useful web pages such as instructions for the forms, information on the duties of personal representatives, a handbook for guardians/conservators, heir determination worksheet, etc.
  • State Bar of Georgia web site. Includes directory of State bar members, Frequently Asked Questions, and legal research resources. Mailing address -- 104 Marietta St., N.W. Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30303. Phone (404)527-8700; FAX (404)527-8717
  • American Bar Association web site. Includes listing of accredited law schools, legal and professional resources, charities, etc. related to the legal profession.
  • Central Georgia Genealogy Society - A group of dedicated individuals from diverse backgrounds with a common interest: genealogy.
  • Website for the Georgia Genealogical Society. Includes Georgia specific links (Genealogy societies, libraries, reference topics, etc) and links to general sites.
  • www.ancestry.com - A fee-based website, but allows free trial use. Searchable by name, historical records. Includes several links to local resources like census records, military records, reference/finding aids, etc.