Free guides to the Georgia probate court forms
Handle a simple Georgia probate yourself, one form at a time.
Plain-English walk-throughs of the official standard forms, grouped by what you are trying to do. What each form is for, when you use it, and where people go wrong. Free to read, no sign-up.
What are you trying to do?
Pick the situation closest to yours. Each guide covers the official forms in the order you will use them.
Opening and running an estate
Someone has died and their property needs a legal owner. Covers estates with a will and without one, bond, selling property, and closing.
Forms 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 20, 21, 32, 33, 53, 71
Open the estates guide →Year's support
A surviving spouse or minor children asking the court to set aside property from an estate for their support.
Forms 10, 17
Guardianship or conservatorship
Court authority to make personal or financial decisions for an adult or a child who cannot make them.
Forms 11, 12, 28, 29, 30, 36, 58, 59, 65
Not sure which one fits? Your county probate court clerk can explain what the court requires, though not what you should do. These guides cannot choose the right proceeding for you.
How the guides work
Read the form before you fill it in
Every guide links to the official standard forms on the Georgia probate judges' own site. We explain what each form is for and when it applies.
See where people go wrong
Annotated examples number each blank, say who supplies the answer, and list the mistakes that come up most. See the sample inventory.
File with your own county
Georgia has 159 probate courts and each has its own filing details. We send you to yours, so you work from its current forms and fees.
Find my county's probate court
Your county's court may have its own cover sheets, e-filing and docket search. The standard forms are the same statewide, but local practice is not.
The statewide directory is on gaprobate.gov. Look for "Find your Probate Court." Picking a county here runs a web search for that court's own site.
Step-by-step guides for the part counties don't explain
Once an estate is open, the personal representative has to file an inventory and an annual return. Each case type has its own rules, so each has its own guide.
The Georgia Estate Inventory and Annual Return Guide
A ten-part walk-through, a worksheet workbook, and a deadline calculator for executors and administrators.
The Georgia Conservator Inventory and Annual Return Guide
Conservators have different deadlines and different forms. This guide follows once the estate guide has been tested.