The cost of probate in Georgia varies based on factors like the estate’s size, legal fees and the type of probate process used. Common expenses include court fees, executor fees and attorney costs.

Probate can be a lengthy process, and cost your beneficiaries more than it should. It’s the process of distributing your assets if you haven’t properly planned out your finances for when you pass away ...

THOMASVILLE — In response to Friday’s Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States, Thomasville’s probate judge is ready to issue the first new ...

LAKELAND, GA (WALB) - As the president of Georgia's Council of Probate Court Judges, Cook County Probate Judge Chase Daugherty is trying to help increase the accuracy of disposition reportings in DUI ...

Probate court practice can be quirky, fraught with procedural peculiarities and appellate traps for those who do not regularly practice there. Appeals from a Georgia county probate court to that ...

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it approved the decision of the Judicial Qualifications Commission to accept the retirement of Monroe County Probate Judge Karen Pitman. Pitman, 50, sent a ...