Cobb County Probate Court Records, Estates & Fees 2026

Probate a will or request authority

Use this path when a will needs to be presented and an executor needs legal authority. Ask whether the original will, petition, oath, notices, and letters are required.

Letters of administration

Use this path when an administrator may need to manage estate property, debts, notices, claims, or distributions without a will.

Proof of fiduciary authority

Banks, title companies, agencies, and insurers may require letters testamentary, letters of administration, or certified orders. Confirm the exact document before ordering.

Inventory, returns, and accounting

Cobb’s forms page includes estate inventory instructions, estate inventory, instructions for return of personal representative, and return of personal representative.

Personal or care decisions

A guardian may be connected to personal, care, or status decisions for a minor or adult. These filings can require specific petitions, notices, and oaths.

Money, property, and assets

A conservator may manage money or property for a protected person. Cobb lists conservatorship forms and return/inventory resources.

Annual and status forms

Cobb’s additional forms include annual return, personal status report, case contact sheet, disclosure statement, and related guardianship/conservatorship forms.

Some filings include or require publication

Cobb notes publication details for certain petitions. Verify whether publication is included, additional, or case-specific before paying.

Certified mail and personal service may add cost

The fee page lists certified mail and personal service items. Ask whether each interested party requires a separate service cost.

Certified copies are separate from filing fees

Certified copies are often needed for estate transactions, banks, title companies, and official proof of authority.

Letters testamentary or administration

Ask whether you need certified letters, a certified order, or another court-certified document. A plain portal printout may not satisfy an institution.

Search result vs official copy

An online record may show filing details or document images, but it may not replace certified documents for official transactions.

Some details may be concealed

Cobb County notes that sensitive information may be concealed from the online record. Ask the court if a document appears incomplete.

Check cost before ordering

Cobb lists certified-copy costs on the fee page. Verify current cost, mailing options, and payment method before requesting copies.

Using Superior Court, State Court, or deed search first

Probate estate, will, guardian, conservator, and license records should begin with Probate Court resources unless the official page directs you elsewhere.

Treating online search as a certified record

A search result may help locate a case, but banks and official transactions often require certified copies or letters.

Using a form from another Georgia county

Start with Cobb’s local forms and the Georgia standard probate forms. Case-specific facts control which form is correct.

Copying a fee from a private article

Cobb’s official fee page controls your starting point. Publication, service, appointed professionals, and copies may change the final total.

Recent filing

A new estate, will petition, guardianship, conservatorship, or year’s support matter may not display immediately.

Name mismatch

Try full legal name, estate name, last name, Soundex, case number, petitioner, executor, administrator, guardian, or conservator.

Privacy redaction

Cobb warns that sensitive information may be concealed from the online record for privacy purposes.

Wrong category

Check court type and case type. Probate portal categories include estates, marriage license records, wills, guardianship, trust, and related matters.

Certified-copy need

You may be searching online when what you actually need is a certified copy, letters, order, or official estate document.

Legal advice issue

If the issue is which action to file, court staff cannot choose for you. Use Cobb probate resources, clinics, or legal counsel.

Cobb County Probate Court

Address: 32 Waddell Street, Marietta, GA 30090

Phone: (770) 528-1900

Fax: (770) 528-1996

Email: [email protected]

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., excluding holidays or court closures.

Have this ready

• Case number, estate name, or decedent’s full legal name.
• Exact document needed: will, order, letters, petition, annual return, inventory, or certified copy.
• Whether your issue is an estate, guardianship, conservatorship, license, year’s support, trust, or oath/bond.
• Payment method and whether publication, service, or certified mail may apply.
• A written question, because court staff cannot choose your legal action or give legal advice.