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.

Experienced estate-planning and probate attorney Michael Smith, founder of Smith Barid, LLC, outlines key responsibilities executors must handle to properly administer a will. For details, visit ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A judicial panel has unanimously recommended that Chatham County Probate Judge Thomas C. Bordeaux Jr. be removed from office after finding he failed to issue timely rulings in ...

MACON COUNTY, Ga. — After many assumed the legal battle was over, a Macon County Probate Court judge is challenging a superior court ruling that made Jeffrey Canady sheriff-elect. Judge Tommy Martin ...

Gov. Brian Kemp has accepted Upson County Probate Judge Danielle McRae's resignation. McRae resigned to resolve a Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia investigation. McRae stood accused of ...