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Finding a will or probate case in Georgia

Who holds it: County Probate Court (wills, estates, guardianships; also marriage and weapons carry licenses)1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. More details
  3. Related records in Georgia
  4. How Georgia handles it
  5. Probate and wills in Georgia counties with a full guide
  6. Official warnings
  7. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  8. Sources

Fees

Probate fees are set by statute (O.C.G.A. § 15-9-60); Cobb County example: certified copies $10.00 first page, $1.00 each additional page2

How to search and order

Online (example)
Cobb County Probate Court: estate and license records searchable online without login3

More details

Courts: court system
Not unified at the trial level: separate classes of court (Superior, State, Magistrate, Probate, Juvenile, Municipal) with a Superior Court and elected Clerk of Superior Court in every county; Supreme Court and Court of Appeals above.5
Courts: fees
Clerk copy fees: $0.50/page uncertified (no assistance), $1.00/page with assistance, certified $2.50 first page + $0.50 each additional6
Death certificates: who holds it
DPH State Office of Vital Records (1919-present) and county vital records offices7
Death certificates: fee
$25.00 + $5.00 for additional copies8

How Georgia handles it

  • Marriage records: the state holds only 1952-1996; everything else is at the county probate court.9
  • Some probate courts also handle vital records, traffic/misdemeanor cases or elections.1

Probate and wills in Georgia counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Bartow CountyBartow County Probate Court10——
Bibb CountyProbate Court of Bibb County11——
Carroll CountyCarroll County Probate Court12——
Chatham CountyProbate Court of Chatham County13—Certified: $10.00 first page, $1.00 each additional; exemplified $15 plus $1.00/page; uncertified $1.00/page; research $10.0014
Cherokee CountyCherokee County Probate Court15——
Clarke CountyProbate Court16——
Clayton CountyProbate Court of Clayton County17——
Cobb CountyProbate Court of Cobb County18—Certified copies $10.00 first page, $1.00 each additional page19
Columbia CountyProbate Court of Columbia County20——
Coweta CountyProbate Court21——
DeKalb CountyDeKalb County Probate Court22——
Douglas CountyDouglas County Probate Court23——
Fayette CountyProbate Court24——
Forsyth CountyForsyth County Probate Court25——
Fulton CountyFulton County Probate Court - Records Division27Search26Copy fees: Certified: $10 certification + $1/page; exemplified $15 + $1/page; uncertified $1/page; mail estate search $1026
Gwinnett CountyProbate Court Estates Division: estate files open to the public28——
Hall CountyHall County Probate Court29——
Henry CountyHenry County Probate Court30——
Houston CountyProbate Court of Houston County31——
Lowndes CountyProbate Court32——
Muscogee CountyMuscogee County Probate Court33—$1.00 per page; certification under seal $10.0034
Newton CountyNewton County Probate Court35——
Paulding CountyProbate Court36——
Richmond CountyProbate Court of Richmond County37—Certified copy fee: $10.00 per certified copy plus a per-page charge (per-page figure OCR-garbled in the archived PDF)38
Walton CountyProbate Court39—Fees: copies: $1.00 per page40

For any other county, see the county list on the Georgia guide.

Official warnings

  • Georgia AG: unsolicited real-estate purchase offers must state 'THIS OFFER MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY.' (since May 2, 2024)41

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Georgia office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: probate records and wills in every state. Everything else in Georgia: Georgia public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Council of Probate Court Judges of Georgia (state organization listing)Georgia.gov (State of Georgia)checked November 4, 2026
  2. Common Probate Court Fees (Cobb County example)Cobb County Probate Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  3. Probate Case Status and Records Search (Cobb County example)Cobb County Probate Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  4. Vital RecordsGeorgia Archives (University System of Georgia)checked November 4, 2026
  5. Superior Courts of Georgia (state organization listing)Georgia.gov (State of Georgia)checked November 4, 2026
  6. UCC System (incl. UCC Fee Schedule and Clerk copy fees)GSCCCAchecked November 4, 2026
  7. Death RecordsGeorgia Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  8. Vital Records FeesGeorgia Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  9. Request Vital RecordsGeorgia.gov (State of Georgia)checked November 4, 2026
  10. Clerk: Real Estate DivisionBartow Countychecked November 4, 2026
  11. Probate CourtMacon-Bibb Countychecked November 4, 2026
  12. Carroll County Probate CourtCarroll Countychecked November 4, 2026
  13. Chatham County homepageChatham County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
  14. Probate Court: Research and RecordsProbate Court of Chatham Countychecked November 7, 2026
  15. Court Systems in Cherokee CountyCherokee County, Georgiachecked November 4, 2026
  16. DepartmentsAthens-Clarke County Unified Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  17. Clerk of Superior CourtClayton County Clerk of Superior Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  18. Information About CourtsCobb County Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  19. Common Probate Court FeesCobb County Probate Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  20. Judicial CircuitColumbia County, Georgiachecked November 4, 2026
  21. CourtsCoweta Countychecked November 7, 2026
  22. Judicial SystemDeKalb County, GAchecked November 4, 2026
  23. Probate Court | Douglas County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
  24. Probate CourtFayette County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
  25. Probate CourtForsyth County Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  26. Records DivisionFulton County Probate Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  27. Courts and Justice AgenciesFulton County Government, Georgiachecked November 4, 2026
  28. Probate Court - Probate RecordsProbate Court of Gwinnett Countychecked November 4, 2026
  29. Real Estate FAQHall County Clerk of Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  30. Courts | Henry County, GA - Official Website [iframe:https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTMHenry County, GAchecked November 4, 2026
  31. Houston County home pageHouston County, Georgiachecked November 4, 2026
  32. Probate Court | Lowndes County, GALowndes County, Georgiachecked November 8, 2026
  33. Muscogee County Probate CourtColumbus Consolidated Governmentchecked November 6, 2026
  34. Muscogee County Probate Court Fees 2025 (GCPCJ Schedule of Costs and Fees)Muscogee County Probate Courtchecked November 6, 2026
  35. Probate CourtAlcovy Judicial Circuit (alcovycircuit.com, linked by Newton County)checked November 7, 2026
  36. Probate CourtPaulding County, GAchecked November 4, 2026
  37. DepartmentsAugusta-Richmond County Consolidated Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  38. Probate Court fee schedule (PDF)Richmond County Probate Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  39. CourtsWalton County, GAchecked November 8, 2026
  40. Probate Costs & FeesWalton County, GAchecked November 8, 2026
  41. Title Theft and Unsolicited Real Estate, Brokerage, and Mortgage SolicitationsGeorgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Divisionchecked November 4, 2026