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.

An estimated 375 of about 1,060 judges who sit on the bench in Georgia's probate, magistrate and municipal courts are not lawyers, according to statistics provided to the Daily Report this week by ...

No procedural or jurisdictional issues in Georgia fiduciary litigation can cause as much headache as the sometimes exclusive and sometimes concurrent jurisdiction of the superior and probate courts.

Three amendments to Georgia’s constitution will be on the ballot this November. Here is what they are and what they mean.

A judicial misconduct probe launched against a Middle Georgia judge is proceeding toward an ethics hearing. The Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel has issued an order ...

A probate judge in Middle Georgia has abruptly resigned while facing accusations of misusing county funds and having improper discussions about cases, among other things. Danielle McRae resigned late ...

What happens when the people trusted to verify legal documents lose their credibility? A Georgia notary public was stripped ...

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 ...

Judge Jolinda Harrelson had stepped away from her duties earlier in 2026, according to the Council of Probate Court Judges of ...