Search Atlanta Probate Court Records, Estates, Wills & Guardianship Filings
Use official Fulton County Probate Court resources for Atlanta, Georgia probate records, estate searches, wills, guardianship and conservatorship filings, forms, fee schedules, marriage records, and court location information.
Choose what you need below. Most Atlanta probate court users need estate records, certified probate copies, will probate, letters of administration, guardianship or conservatorship guidance, marriage records, forms, or court contact details.
📂 Search or request estate probate records
Use this for: estate searches, wills, probate case documents, and records held by Fulton County Probate Court.
Best official path: use Fulton County Probate Court’s Records Division page or the official estate records request form.
Important: estate searches can be done in person at the downtown location or by mail; guardianship records are confidential and require in-person handling.
Atlanta Probate Court Quick Facts
For Atlanta, Georgia probate matters, the official local court is Fulton County Probate Court. The main downtown Probate Court location is at 136 Pryor Street SW, Second Floor C230, Atlanta, GA 30303, with service-center intake locations in Sandy Springs and College Park.
What This Atlanta Probate Court Guide Covers
Official Atlanta Probate Court Path
Atlanta probate matters are handled by Fulton County Probate Court. The court’s official website includes sections for Decedents’ Estates, Records Division, Adult & Minor Guardianships, Forms, Fee Schedule, appointments, marriage licenses, and related probate services.
Do not confuse Fulton County Probate Court with Fulton Superior Court, Magistrate Court, private background-check websites, or unrelated Fulton County courts in other states. For estate records, wills, probate filings, and guardianship or conservatorship matters in Atlanta, start with Fulton County Probate Court resources.
Use the Records Division page or the estate records request process for estate searches and probate document requests.
Use Decedents’ Estates and Georgia Probate Court Standard Forms for estate filings, wills, and letters.
Use the Adult Guardianship or Minor Guardianship sections for protected-person matters and required forms.
Use Fulton Probate Court’s forms page and Georgia statewide probate forms before filing.
How to Search or Request Atlanta Probate Court Records
Fulton County Probate Court’s Records Division explains that marriage record requests can be submitted at all three locations or by mail. Estate searches can be done in person at the downtown Atlanta location or by mail. Adult and minor guardianship records are confidential and cannot be handled online or through mail; those requests must be conducted in person at the downtown location.
Start with the Records Division
Open the official Fulton County Probate Court Records Division page before using private record websites.
Identify the record type
Estate records, wills, marriage records, and guardianship records follow different request rules.
Use strong search details
Use the decedent name, estate number, filing year, personal representative name, attorney name, or document type if available.
Confirm copy requirements
If a bank, title company, agency, or attorney needs the document, ask whether a certified, exemplified, or plain copy is required.
Opening an Estate or Probating a Will in Atlanta
Fulton County Probate Court provides official estate and form resources for decedents’ estates. Common estate matters include petitions for temporary letters of administration, letters of administration, petitions to probate a will in common form, petitions to probate a will in solemn form, and related personal representative duties.
Use this path when a will must be presented to the Probate Court and an executor may need legal authority.
Use this path when there is no will or when an administrator must be appointed to manage the estate.
Banks, title companies, agencies, and heirs may require letters testamentary or letters of administration.
Estate files may include inventories, returns, accountings, claims, petitions, orders, and notices.
Atlanta Adult and Minor Guardianship / Conservatorship Information
Fulton County Probate Court provides separate resources for adult guardianship and conservatorship, and minor guardianship and conservatorship. These matters can involve care decisions, property management, conservator inventories, asset management plans, annual returns, emergency petitions, and court supervision.
Use this path for petitions involving a proposed adult ward, emergency guardian/conservator requests, and restoration or termination petitions.
Fulton’s minor conservatorship page explains that a petition may be required when a minor receives more than $25,000 from inheritance or settlement funds.
Adult and minor guardianship record requests cannot be handled online or through mail and must be conducted in person downtown.
Guardianship and conservatorship cases can affect rights, care, property, and finances. Consider legal advice when needed.
Atlanta Probate Court Forms and Georgia Standard Forms
Fulton County Probate Court links to commonly used Georgia Probate Court Standard Forms and local probate forms. Georgia standard forms include general instructions, temporary letters, letters of administration, probate of wills in common form, probate of wills in solemn form, and guardianship or conservatorship petitions.
Fulton Probate Forms
Use Fulton County Probate Court’s official forms and instructions before filing.
Open Fulton FormsGeorgia Standard Forms
Use the statewide Georgia Probate Court Standard Forms page for official GPCSF forms.
Open GA Probate FormsFee Schedule
Check Fulton County Probate Court’s fee schedule before filing or requesting documents.
Open Fee ScheduleCertified Copies, Estate Documents and Probate Record Requests
Fulton County Probate Court’s estate records request form lists record-copy options such as certified wills, non-certified wills, exemplified copies, and page-based copy fees. The form says requests should be mailed to Fulton County Probate Court, Attn: Records Division, 136 Pryor Street SW, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303, and notes that payment must be made by money order or attorney’s check, with no personal checks accepted.
Use when an official certified copy of a will is needed for legal or financial use.
Use when a higher-level certified copy is required by another court, agency, or institution.
Estate searches can be requested in person at the downtown location or by mail.
If page count is unknown, contact the Records Division before mailing payment so the total can be calculated.
Official Atlanta / Fulton County Probate Court Links
Records Division
Official page for estate, marriage, and guardianship record-request rules.
Open Records DivisionEstate Records Request
PDF request form for estate records and probate document copies.
Open Request FormAdult Guardianship
Forms and information for adult guardianship and conservatorship matters.
Open Adult GuardianshipMinor Guardianship
Forms and information for minor guardianship and conservatorship matters.
Open Minor GuardianshipAtlanta Probate Court Map and Location
Fulton County Probate Court’s main downtown location is 136 Pryor Street SW, Second Floor C230, Atlanta, GA 30303. The court also lists intake service-center locations in Sandy Springs and College Park. Confirm the correct location before visiting because some record requests and guardianship matters require the downtown location.
Atlanta Probate Court FAQs
Where is Atlanta Probate Court located?
Atlanta probate matters are handled by Fulton County Probate Court. The main downtown location is 136 Pryor Street SW, Second Floor C230, Atlanta, GA 30303.
How do I search Atlanta probate estate records?
Use Fulton County Probate Court’s Records Division page. Estate searches can be done in person at the downtown location or by mail.
Can I request Fulton County estate records online?
The official Records Division page says estate searches can be done in person at the downtown location or via mail. Use the estate records request form and contact the Records Division if you need the correct total.
Are guardianship records available online?
No. Fulton County Probate Court states that adult and minor guardianship records are confidential and cannot be handled online or through mail. These requests must be conducted in person at the downtown location.
Which forms should I use for Atlanta probate?
Start with Fulton County Probate Court’s forms page and Georgia Probate Court Standard Forms. Use the correct GPCSF form based on whether the matter involves administration, probate of a will, guardianship, conservatorship, or another probate issue.
What phone number should I call for Fulton County Probate Court?
The main Fulton County Probate Court phone number listed on the official site is 404-612-4640. The Records Division request form also lists 404-612-4693 for records questions.