Electronic Petition Filings

E-FILING RULES

  1. Before E-Filing, please confirm whether there is an existing case/case number. E-filings submitted as a new case on established cases will be rejected.
  2. All filings shall be considered filed when found to be complete, in good order, and accompanied by the proper filing fee if required.
  3. E-Filing is available for Estates, Guardianship and Conservatorship for both adults and minors, all reports (estate inventory, estate return, adult/minor inventory and asset management plan, and personal status reports). Wills for Safekeeping and Not for Probate Wills , can NOT be accepted via E-File. If you are unsure, please contact the Court.
  4. All estate filings shall be filed using the updated 2021 forms as approved by the Georgia Supreme Court and completed and notarized as applicable.
  5. All reports (Estate Inventory, Estate Returns, Adult/Minor Inventory and Asset Management Plans, and Personal Status Reports) must be complete and have the required notarized Signatures.
  6. All original documents, including the original Last Will and Testament and any codicils, if applicable shall be delivered to the Court within 5 business days from the date of E-filing the Petition.
  7. Birth and Death certificates shall NOT be e-filed. Copies of those records shall be delivered to the Court within 5 business days from the date of the e-filing.
  8. The original surety bond shall be delivered to the Court and NOT e-filed.
  9. By electronically filing the document, the filer verified that the signatures are authentic.

 

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