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Search Brown County Ohio Probate Court Records, Estates, Wills & Guardianship Filings
Use official Brown County, Ohio Probate and Juvenile Court resources to find probate records, estate forms, filing fees, guardianship information, court rules, schedules, address details, and copy-request guidance.
Choose what you need below. Brown County probate users usually need estate records, probate forms, guardianship forms, filing fees, a weekly docket, marriage or historical records, or direct court contact details.
📂 Search probate records or court information
Use this for: probate court records, estate files, wills, guardianships, trusts, marriage records, and basic court information.
Best official path: start with Brown County Probate and Juvenile Court, then use official court contact or records pages when a certified result is needed.
Important: Brown County’s official government listing identifies probate record categories including marriage records, wills, estates, guardianships, trusts, and civil records.
Brown County Ohio Probate Court Quick Facts
Brown County Probate Court is part of the Brown County Probate and Juvenile Court in Georgetown, Ohio. The court handles probate matters such as estates, wills, guardianships, trusts, marriage-related records, and other probate filings. For legal use, verify records and copies directly with the court.
What This Brown County Ohio Probate Court Guide Covers
Official Brown County Ohio Probate Court Path
For Brown County, Ohio probate search intent, start with the official Brown County Probate and Juvenile Court website. The official probate page provides links for probate fees and forms, court rules, weekly probate schedule, directions, and FAQs.
Do not confuse Brown County, Ohio Probate Court with Brown County courts in other states, Brown County Municipal Court records, Common Pleas General Division records, private background-check websites, or outdated directory pages. Probate filings should begin with the Probate/Juvenile Court resources unless the court directs you elsewhere.
Use the official Brown County Probate and Juvenile Court website for probate-specific forms, fees, rules, schedule, and directions.
Brown County’s official listing identifies the Probate/Juvenile Court at 510 East State St., Suite 1, Georgetown, Ohio 45121.
The county listing identifies Judge Val Lewis II and magistrates for the Probate/Juvenile Court.
The official county listing shows hours of operation as 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays. Confirm before visiting around holidays.
How to Search Brown County Ohio Probate Court Records
Brown County probate record searches should begin with the Probate/Juvenile Court and official county resources. The county government listing identifies probate record categories including marriage records, death records, birth records, wills, estates, guardianship, trusts, and civil records, with many historical categories beginning in 1818.
Confirm you are in Brown County, Ohio
Brown County exists in multiple states. Verify that the record belongs to Brown County, Ohio before searching or requesting copies.
Use the strongest search detail
Gather the decedent’s full legal name, estate name, case number, filing year, guardian name, executor name, administrator name, or attorney name.
Start with probate-specific resources
Use the official Probate Court page, court schedule, court rules, and forms page before relying on nonofficial record websites.
Contact the court for verified copies
If you need a certified record, sealed copy, or court-issued document, call the Probate Court at 937-378-6549 to confirm availability, cost, and request procedure.
Opening an Estate or Probating a Will in Brown County Ohio
Brown County Probate Court provides local probate fees and forms for estate-related filings. The official fees page lists estate administration, relief from administration, summary release, and other probate fees. Because estate filings are document-sensitive, confirm the correct form and filing fee before submitting paperwork.
The official fee page lists an estate with administration fee. Use this path when a full estate administration may be required.
The court lists separate fees for relief from administration with a will and without a will.
Summary release may apply only in certain smaller-estate situations. Check the current forms and court instructions first.
Brown County’s official government listing identifies wills and estates as probate record categories dating from 1818 to present.
Brown County Guardianship and Conservatorship Information
Brown County Probate Court provides local probate forms, including guardianship-related filings. Ohio also provides statewide probate and guardianship forms through the Supreme Court of Ohio forms library. Guardianship matters can involve adult guardianship, minor guardianship, emergency guardianship, reports, accounts, and court supervision.
Use this path when an adult may need a court-appointed guardian due to incapacity or need for assistance.
Use this path for certain child-related guardianship filings handled through probate procedures.
Check statewide Ohio probate and guardianship forms together with Brown County local instructions.
Court forms do not replace legal advice. If the situation is contested, urgent, or complex, consider speaking with an Ohio probate attorney.
Brown County Probate Forms, Filing Fees and Payment Methods
The official Brown County Probate Court fees and forms page says the court accepts cash, credit card, or money order. It also says credit card payments may be paid by phone at 937-378-6549, with a service fee, and cash or money order payments may be paid in person at 510 East State St., Georgetown, Ohio 45121.
The official fee page lists Estate with administration: $275.
The official fee page lists Relieve estate from administration with will: $195.
The official fee page lists Relieve estate from administration without will: $170.
The official fee page lists Summary release: $122.
Probate Fees & Forms
Use the local Brown County Probate Court forms and fee schedule page before filing.
Open Fees & FormsOhio Probate Forms
Use statewide Supreme Court of Ohio probate forms for decedent estates and other probate matters.
Open Ohio Probate FormsOhio Guardianship Forms
Use statewide Ohio guardianship form resources together with local Brown County instructions.
Open Guardianship FormsCertified Copies, Probate Documents and Record Requests
An online page or index may help identify a probate record, but official use often requires a certified court copy. If you need records for a bank, title company, property transfer, insurance claim, estate administration, heirship issue, guardianship matter, or legal filing, ask Brown County Probate Court what exact document is required.
Ask whether the record needs a seal, certification, or a specific court-issued document.
Common requests may include wills, entries, letters, applications, inventories, accounts, and orders.
Historical records may require direct clerk assistance, especially for older wills, estates, marriage, birth, and death records.
Confirm copy fees and accepted payment methods before visiting or requesting records by phone.
Brown County Probate Court Rules, Schedule and Hearing Tips
The official Probate Court page links to probate court rules and a weekly probate schedule. If you have a hearing, check the schedule, confirm the courtroom or department, arrive early, and follow court dress-code rules listed by the official county government page.
Review Brown County Probate Court Rules before filing documents or attending hearings.
Use the probate court schedule page to check listed weekly docket information.
The official county listing says no shorts, no sleeveless tops, no flip flops, and no revealing clothing for hearings.
Schedules can change. Call 937-378-6549 before traveling for time-sensitive probate matters.
Official Brown County Ohio Probate Court Links
Probate Court Website
Main official Brown County Probate and Juvenile Court website.
Open Court WebsiteProbate Court Page
Official page for Brown County Probate Court information, directions, rules, forms, and schedule.
Open Probate PageCounty Court Listing
Brown County government listing for Probate/Juvenile Court contact details.
Open County ListingBrown County Ohio Probate Court Map and Location
Brown County Probate Court is listed at 510 East State St., Georgetown, Ohio 45121. The county government listing also identifies Suite 1, probate phone 937-378-6549, fax 937-378-4729, and weekday hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Brown County Ohio Probate Court FAQs
Where is Brown County Ohio Probate Court located?
Brown County Probate Court is listed at 510 East State St., Georgetown, Ohio 45121. The county listing also shows Suite 1 for the Probate/Juvenile Court.
What is the Brown County Probate Court phone number?
The official probate phone number is 937-378-6549. Call before visiting for filing, copy, schedule, or payment questions.
Who is the Brown County Probate/Juvenile Court judge?
The official Brown County government listing identifies Val Lewis II as Judge of the Brown County Probate/Juvenile Court.
Where can I find Brown County probate forms?
Use the official Brown County Probate Court Fees & Forms page and the statewide Supreme Court of Ohio probate forms page.
What probate records does Brown County list?
The official county listing identifies record categories including marriage records, birth and death records for certain historical years, wills, estates, guardianship, trusts, and civil records.
How much does estate administration cost in Brown County?
The official Brown County Probate Court fee page lists estate with administration at $275. Fees may change, so verify the current schedule before filing.
What payment methods does Brown County Probate Court accept?
The official fees page says the court accepts cash, credit card, or money order. Credit card payments may be made by phone with a service fee, and cash or money order payments may be paid in person.