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Search Chatham County Probate Court Records, Estates, Wills & Guardianship Filings
Use official Chatham County, Georgia Probate Court resources to search estate records, access Georgia probate forms, review decedent estate filing guidance, check fees, confirm the Savannah court location, and avoid wrong Chatham County or private record portals.
Choose what you need below. Chatham County Probate Court users usually need estate search, will filing, letters of administration, guardianship information, marriage license guidance, court fees, forms, or court contact details.
📂 Search probate, estate, will or guardianship records
Use this for: estate search, will information, guardianship petitions, recorded marriage licenses, death information, and probate-related public lookup.
Best official path: use the Georgia Probate Records portal and Chatham County Probate Court’s official website.
Important: online search tools help locate information, but official copies, certified letters, and filing questions should be confirmed directly with Chatham County Probate Court.
Chatham County Probate Court Quick Facts
Chatham County Probate Court is located in Savannah, Georgia. The official court page lists Judge Thomas C. Bordeaux, Jr., the main phone number, fax number, and court address. The Probate Court handles decedent estates, guardianship and conservatorship matters, marriage licenses, weapons carry permits, vital-record-related services, and other Georgia probate matters.
What This Chatham County Probate Court Guide Covers
Official Chatham County Probate Court Path in Georgia
For Chatham County, Georgia probate search intent, start with the official Chatham County Probate Court website and Georgia Probate Records portal. The official Probate Court page lists the court at 133 Montgomery Street, Room 509, Savannah, GA 31401-3242, with main phone 912-652-7264 and fax 912-652-7262.
The official Decedent’s Estate page says the Probate Court is located at 133 Montgomery Street, Room 509, Savannah, Georgia 31401, and accepts filings Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It also warns that pleadings filed by mail must be signed, verified, and include the appropriate filing fees.
Use Georgia Probate Records for estates, recorded marriage licenses, will information, guardianship petitions, death information, and hearing calendars.
Use the Decedent’s Estate page for filing guidance, mail filing reminders, and estate-related Chatham County instructions.
Use Chatham County Probate Court forms and Georgia Probate Court Standard Forms before filing petitions.
Use the official Probate Court Fees page and fee calculation resources before paying or mailing pleadings.
How to Search Chatham County Probate Court Records Online
Georgia Probate Records provides search paths for estate information, recorded marriage licenses, will information, guardianship petitions, death information, and calendars. For Chatham County records, use official court and Georgia probate systems before using private directory pages.
Open Georgia Probate Records
Start with the Georgia Probate Records portal and choose the record type that matches your search: estates, wills, marriages, guardianships, deaths, or hearing calendar.
Select the correct county and record type
Make sure you are searching Chatham County, Georgia, not another Chatham County or another Georgia court division.
Search with strong details
Use the decedent name, estate name, case number, filing year, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney, or marriage-party name when available.
Request official copies if needed
If the record will be used for a bank, title company, agency, attorney, inheritance matter, or court filing, ask Chatham County Probate Court about certified copies or certified letters.
Opening an Estate or Probating a Will in Chatham County
Chatham County Probate Court’s Decedent’s Estate page provides local guidance for estate filings. Georgia probate estate matters may include petitions for letters of administration, temporary letters of administration, probate of a will in common or solemn form, no-administration-necessary petitions, year’s support, small estate issues, claims, fiduciary authority, and related court orders.
Use this path when an original will must be filed and the court must determine the proper probate process.
Use this path when no executor has authority and an administrator may need to be appointed.
Use this path when limited temporary authority may be needed before full administration is complete.
Use this path when an estate may qualify for a process that avoids full administration under Georgia rules.
Chatham County Guardianship and Conservatorship Information
Chatham County Probate Court and Georgia Probate Records provide resources for guardianship petitions. Guardianship and conservatorship cases can involve minors, adults, incapacitated persons, emergency matters, fiduciary powers, notices, background checks, reports, accountings, and court supervision.
Use this path when a minor may need a temporary or permanent guardian under Georgia probate procedures.
Use this path when an adult may need court-supervised decision-making support due to incapacity.
Use this path when property, money, or assets must be managed for a protected person.
Emergency guardianship or conservatorship petitions may have special appointment and filing rules.
Chatham County Probate Forms, Filing Fees and Georgia Standard Forms
Chatham County Probate Court provides a forms page, and Georgia also provides statewide Probate Court Standard Forms. Use the local Chatham County forms page together with Georgia standard probate forms so the filing matches the case type, service requirements, page count, and fee calculation.
Chatham Probate Forms
Use this section for local Chatham County Probate Court forms and filing resources.
Open Probate FormsProbate Court Fees
Use this page to review payment methods and probate fee guidance before filing.
Open Probate FeesGeorgia Standard Forms
Use statewide Georgia Probate Court Standard Forms for official probate petitions.
Open GA Probate FormsCertified Copies, Verified Probate Records and Public Record Requests
Online probate searches can help locate records, but official use often requires court-issued or certified documents. Banks, title companies, insurance companies, attorneys, agencies, and heirs may require certified letters, certified orders, certified copies of wills, or complete file copies.
Ask whether you need letters testamentary, letters of administration, temporary letters, guardianship letters, or conservatorship letters.
Ask the court whether a certified copy, seal, or plain copy is required for your specific purpose.
An online index can help identify a record, but it may not replace official court-issued documents.
Guardianship, conservatorship, mental-health, sealed, minor-related, or sensitive records may have access limits.
Official Chatham County Probate Court Links
Probate Court Website
Main official page for Chatham County Probate Court in Savannah, Georgia.
Open Probate CourtDecedent’s Estate
Official Chatham County guidance for estate filing location, hours, mail filings, and fees.
Open Estate InfoGeorgia Probate Records
Search estates, wills, guardianships, marriages, deaths, and hearing calendars.
Open Records PortalGA Standard Forms
Statewide Georgia Probate Court Standard Forms and instructions.
Open GA FormsChatham County Probate Court Map and Location
The official Chatham County Probate Court page lists the court at 133 Montgomery Street, Room 509, Savannah, GA 31401-3242. The main phone number is 912-652-7264 and the fax number is 912-652-7262. The Decedent’s Estate page states that filings are accepted Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Chatham County Probate Court FAQs
Where is Chatham County Probate Court located?
Chatham County Probate Court is listed at 133 Montgomery Street, Room 509, Savannah, GA 31401-3242.
What is the phone number for Chatham County Probate Court?
The official main phone number is 912-652-7264. The official fax number is 912-652-7262.
How do I search Chatham County probate records?
Use Georgia Probate Records and select the correct record type, such as estates, wills, guardianship petitions, recorded marriage licenses, death information, or hearing calendars.
When does Chatham County Probate Court accept estate filings?
The official Decedent’s Estate page says filings are accepted Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Can I mail pleadings to Chatham County Probate Court?
Yes, but the official Decedent’s Estate page says pleadings filed by mail must be signed, verified, and include the appropriate filing fees. Pleadings without fees may be returned without filing.
Where can I find Chatham County Probate Court forms?
Use the Chatham County Probate Court Forms page and the Georgia Probate Court Standard Forms page before filing estate, guardianship, conservatorship, or will-related petitions.