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Search Lee County AL Probate Court Records, Estates, Wills & Guardianship Filings
Use official Lee County, Alabama Probate Judge and Probate Court resources to find probate records, estate filing guidance, court costs, adoption and guardianship information, marriage and recording services, courthouse details, and the correct local office path.
Choose what you need below. Lee County Probate Court users usually need estate records, will probate, court costs, guardianship or conservatorship help, adoption or name-change information, marriage or recording services, or court contact details.
📂 Search or request probate case records
Use this for: estate records, will filings, guardianship records, conservatorship records, adoption-related routing, and basic probate record questions.
Best official path: start with the Lee County Probate Judge / Probate Court website and contact the Probate Office directly when a full online case search is not available.
Important: for legal use, request certified copies or verified records from the Probate Office rather than relying on private record websites.
Lee County AL Probate Court Quick Facts
Lee County Probate Court is administered through the Lee County Probate Judge’s Office in Opelika, Alabama. The official Probate Court page says the court hears and resolves legal matters including adoptions, eminent domain and land condemnation cases, guardianships and conservatorships, legitimation of children, mental health involuntary commitment cases, name changes, wills, and estates.
What This Lee County Probate Court Guide Covers
Official Lee County Probate Court Path
For Lee County, Alabama probate search intent, start with the official Lee County Probate Judge website. The Probate Judge’s Office administers the Probate Court, licensing office, and public records office. The Probate Judge is Jere Colley, and the main Probate Judge contact page lists the Lee County Courthouse office at 215 South 9th Street, Opelika, Alabama 36801.
Users should not confuse Lee County, Alabama Probate Court with Lee County Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, or North Carolina records. For Alabama probate matters involving wills, estates, guardianships, conservatorships, adoptions, name changes, and involuntary commitments, use the Lee County Probate Judge / Probate Court path first.
Use the official Probate Court page for wills, estates, guardianships, conservatorships, adoptions, name changes, and mental health commitment routing.
Use the Probate Judge page for office contact details, courthouse location, satellite offices, and related Lee County services.
Use the official Court Costs page before filing a probate of will, administration, guardianship, conservatorship, adoption, or name-change matter.
Use Alabama Administrative Office of Courts probate forms when a statewide form applies, and confirm local Lee County requirements before filing.
How to Search Lee County Probate Court Records
Lee County, Alabama probate records are best handled through the Probate Judge / Probate Court office. Alabama probate offices often require direct clerk assistance for full probate case lookup, copies, and certification. Start with the official Probate Court page and contact the Probate Office with the strongest details you have.
Start with the official Probate Court page
Open Lee County’s official Probate Court page and confirm that your issue belongs in Probate Court rather than Circuit Court, District Court, or another county office.
Gather the strongest search detail
Use the decedent’s full name, estate name, approximate filing date, case type, executor or administrator name, guardian or conservator name, and case number if available.
Contact the Probate Office
Ask whether the record can be searched by phone, in person, or by written request, and whether certified copies are available for your document type.
Request certified copies when needed
If the record will be used for a bank, property transfer, title company, estate settlement, agency, or court matter, ask for a certified copy or official letters when required.
Opening an Estate or Probating a Will in Lee County
The official Lee County Probate Court page says the Probate Judge has authority to admit wills to probate, appoint executors and issue letters testamentary, appoint administrators in intestate estates, and replace or remove executors or administrators. This makes the Probate Court the correct starting point for most estate and will questions in Lee County, Alabama.
Use this path when a decedent left a will and the will needs to be admitted to probate.
Use this path when an executor needs official authority to act for an estate after a will is admitted.
Use this path when a person died without a will and an administrator may need appointment under Alabama law.
Ask the Probate Office whether summary distribution, settlement, inventory, or other estate procedures apply.
Lee County Guardianship and Conservatorship Information
The official Lee County Probate Court page lists guardianships and conservatorships among matters heard by the Probate Court. It also says Probate Judge powers include appointing and removing guardians and conservators for minor children and for incompetent or incapacitated adults.
Use this path when court authority may be needed for a minor child’s care, legal decision-making, or protected interests.
Use this path when an adult may be incompetent or incapacitated and a guardian may be needed.
Use this path when property, assets, or financial management may require court-supervised authority.
Guardians and conservators may have reports, accountings, hearings, notices, and continuing court obligations.
Lee County Probate Forms and Alabama Probate Forms
Alabama probate filings may use statewide forms from the Alabama Administrative Office of Courts, plus local requirements from the county Probate Court. The Alabama AOC e-forms page includes a Probate Forms category with probate-related forms, including adoption, involuntary commitment, and other probate form entries.
Lee Probate Court
Use this official county page for Lee County Probate Court matters and local routing.
Open Probate CourtAlabama Probate Forms
Use Alabama Administrative Office of Courts e-forms when a statewide probate form applies.
Open Probate FormsCourt Costs
Use the official Lee County Court Costs page before filing probate, guardianship, adoption, or name-change matters.
Open Court CostsLee County Probate Court Costs
The official Lee County Court Costs page lists several probate costs. It also states that the Probate Office is only able to accept payment by cash, check, cashier’s check, or money order. Confirm current costs and accepted payment method before filing.
Listed cost: $151.00.
Listed cost: $135.00.
Listed cost: $104.00.
Listed cost: $114.00.
Listed cost: $218.00.
Listed cost: $65.00.
Lee County Probate Judge Office and Satellite Locations
The official Probate Judge contact page lists the main Lee County Courthouse office in Opelika plus Auburn and Smiths Station satellite offices. Probate case and court matters may need the main office or specific department routing, so call before visiting a satellite office for probate record or filing needs.
215 South 9th Street
Opelika, AL 36801
Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Phone: (334) 737-3670
1266 Mall Parkway
Auburn, AL 36830
Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Phone: (334) 737-7297
2336 Lee Road 430
Smiths Station, AL 36877
Hours: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Phone: (334) 448-3299
PO Box 2266
Opelika, AL 36803-0811
Use for: mailing only when the Probate Office confirms instructions.
Official Lee County Probate Court Links
Probate Judge Office
Main official Probate Judge page with contact information, courthouse location, and satellite offices.
Open Probate JudgeProbate Court Page
Official page describing Lee County Probate Court matters, powers, and legal-advice warning.
Open Probate CourtCourt Costs
Official Lee County Probate Court costs for wills, estates, guardianship, conservatorship, adoption, name change, and more.
Open Court CostsAlabama Probate Forms
Alabama Administrative Office of Courts probate e-forms page.
Open Alabama FormsAlabama Courts
Official Alabama court system site for statewide court information and resources.
Open Alabama CourtsLee County Probate Court Map and Location
The official Probate Judge page lists Lee County Courthouse at 215 South 9th Street, Opelika, Alabama 36801. The office hours shown for the courthouse are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, and the listed phone number is (334) 737-3670.
Lee County Probate Court FAQs
Where is Lee County Probate Court located?
Lee County Probate Judge’s Office lists the Lee County Courthouse at 215 South 9th Street, Opelika, Alabama 36801.
What is the phone number for Lee County Probate Court?
The official Probate Judge contact page lists the Lee County Courthouse office phone as (334) 737-3670.
What does Lee County Probate Court handle?
The official Probate Court page lists matters including adoptions, eminent domain and land condemnation cases, guardianships and conservatorships, legitimation of children, mental health involuntary commitment cases, name changes, wills, and estates.
How do I search Lee County Alabama probate records?
Start with the official Lee County Probate Court page and contact the Probate Office directly with the case type, full name, filing date, and case number if available. For legal use, request certified copies or verified information from the court.
How much does it cost to probate a will in Lee County Alabama?
The official Court Costs page lists Probate of Will at $151.00. Confirm current costs with the Probate Office before filing.
Can Lee County Probate Court staff give legal advice?
No. The official Probate Court page states that due to the complexity of probate laws and procedures, users are advised to seek attorney advice, and the office is prohibited by law from offering legal advice.