Estates

Notice

Please be advised the Clayton County Probate Court is experiencing technical difficulties with incoming phone calls to the estates division.  Incoming calls for the licensing division do not appear to be affected.  We apologize for the inconvenience and are working diligently to determine the issue and restore the phone lines.

Estate Matters

The Probate Court of Clayton County does NOT accept pleadings transmitted electronically or by FAX, Probate Court standard forms for estate matters may be downloaded from http://www.gaprobate.gov/. The site also includes information regarding the duties of Personal Representatives, the Handbook for Guardians, and Proceeding Pro Se.”

Effective November 15, 2006, estate index researches will no longer be conducted via the telephone due to the increase volume of phone call requests. Should you wish to know if there has been an estate filed in this office you may obtain that information in either of two ways: (1) In person – you may check the public index in our office for free or (2) By mail – For a $10.00 fee per each estate name, you may request a search of the estate indexes. Mail your request to Clayton County Probate Court, 121 South McDonough Street, Annex Bldg 3, Jonesboro GA 30236 and include a stamped, self-addressed envelope for an answer.

Fee Calculator

Click here to calculate initial filing fees.  Select Clayton County for the County of Filing.  Select the appropriate case category.  Select the appropriate petition and click search.  The calculator will generate the initial filing fees for your selected petition.  Please note that  additional fees, including but not limited to, recording, publication, and service fees, etc. may also apply.  The current fee for recording is $2.00 per page.

Forms Available for Download

The following forms are specific to the Probate Court of Clayton County. Please be advised that the Probate Court of another county or jurisdiction may not accept the information, format or both from any of the specific forms below.