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Search Probate Court of Fulton County GA Records, Estates, Wills & Guardianship Filings
Use official Fulton County, Georgia Probate Court resources to search estate and marriage records, e-file probate documents, review decedent estate steps, request copies, check guardianship limitations, confirm fee information, and find the correct court location.
Choose what you need below. Fulton County Probate Court users usually need estate searches, record copies, e-filing, will probate, estate administration, guardianship information, marriage records, or current fee guidance.
📂 Search estate, will or marriage records
Use this for: estate searches, recorded marriage licenses, wills, guardianship petitions, death information, calendars, and miscellaneous probate filings.
Best official path: use Georgia Probate Records for online search options and Fulton County Probate Court Records Division for official record requests.
Important: estate searches can be done in person at the downtown location or by mail; guardianship record requests must be handled in person because of confidentiality.
Probate Court of Fulton County GA Quick Facts
The Probate Court of Fulton County, Georgia has exclusive jurisdiction over probate of wills, appointment and removal of administrators and executors, guardianship and conservatorship of minors and adults, audit of fiduciary returns, issuance of marriage licenses and certificates, weapons carry licenses, and certain mental-health and substance-abuse proceedings.
What This Probate Court of Fulton County Guide Covers
Official Probate Court of Fulton County Path
For Fulton County, Georgia probate search intent, start with the official Fulton County Probate Court website. The site provides direct sections for decedents’ estates, adult and minor guardianships, records, marriage licenses, weapons carry licenses, forms, e-filing, appointments, and fee schedules.
Do not confuse Fulton County Probate Court records with Superior Court civil records, State Court records, criminal records, private background-check sites, or unofficial case-summary pages. For wills, estates, marriage records, guardianship, conservatorship, and probate filings, use the Probate Court or Georgia Probate Records path first.
Use Georgia Probate Records for online estate, will, marriage, guardianship-petition, death, calendar, and miscellaneous filing search options.
Use the Fulton Probate Records Division for estate record requests, marriage record requests, certified copies, exemplified copies, and mail-in record procedures.
Use the Decedents’ Estates page for will filing, will probate, estate administration, mail-in petitions, e-filing notes, and filing requirements.
Use the Adult & Minor Guardianships section for guardianship and conservatorship matters, but note that guardianship record requests cannot be handled online or by mail.
How to Search Probate Court of Fulton County Records Online
Georgia Probate Records provides multiple probate-search options, including estate information, recorded marriage licenses, will information, guardianship petitions, death information, hearing and traffic calendar, miscellaneous filings, marriage application, weapons carry application, petition fee calculator, and participating court information.
Open Georgia Probate Records
Start with the Georgia Probate Records portal and choose the search type that matches the record: estates, marriages, wills, guardianship petitions, death information, calendar, or miscellaneous filings.
Use the strongest search detail
Search with the estate number, decedent name, date of death, marriage-record detail, party name, filing year, fiduciary name, or attorney name if available.
Confirm the record type
Make sure the result is a Fulton County Probate Court record and not a superior court, state court, municipal, criminal, recorder, or private data result.
Use Records Division for official copies
If you need certified copies, exemplified copies, or estate documents, use Fulton County Probate Court’s Records Division instructions.
Certified Copies, Estate Searches and Marriage 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 location or by mail. Adult and minor guardianship record requests cannot be handled online or through mail because of confidentiality and must be conducted in person at the downtown location.
Estate searches by mail require the full name of the decedent and date of death. If page count is unknown, email the decedent’s name, year of death or estate number, and requested documents to the Records Division.
Estate certified copies are listed as $10 for certification plus $1 per page. Exemplified copies are listed as $15 for the process plus $1 per page.
Marriage certificates are listed as $10 per copy. Marriage applications are listed as $10 per copy and may be requested only by the couple.
Mail requests require the proper form, self-addressed stamped envelope, and money order payable to Fulton County Probate Court.
Fulton County Probate Court E-Filing and Original Document Rules
Fulton County Probate Court’s e-filing page says attorneys, paralegals, self-represented litigants, and other users can electronically file probate petitions, motions, and other court documents through eFileGA. The court also says original documents must be submitted to the court within 10 days of filing.
Use eFileGA to submit probate court documents electronically, including many petitions and motions.
After e-filing, submit original petitions and supporting documents by mail or in person within 10 days.
The e-file page says guardianship cases are not open for e-file at this time.
Fulton’s e-file page links to ReSearchGA for registered-user access to participating court case information.
Opening an Estate or Probating a Will in Fulton County
The Decedents’ Estates page explains that if a loved one dies with a will, the will must be filed in the Probate Court in the county where the deceased was domiciled at death. If the decedent was not domiciled in Georgia, the will may be filed in any Georgia county where the decedent owned property. The page also says a will must be filed with the Probate Court after death, even if it is not being probated.
If a decedent left a will, the will must be filed with the Probate Court. A will filed not for probate is scanned and stamped-filed as part of the official record.
Common-form and solemn-form probate are different. A will is probated to prove it is the decedent’s valid Last Will and Testament.
If there is no valid will, an estate can be handled through an administration where an administrator is appointed to represent the estate.
This petition may be used when all heirs agree to distribution of the decedent’s property and the facts fit the Georgia process.
Fulton County Adult and Minor Guardianship and Conservatorship
The Probate Court of Fulton County has jurisdiction over appointment and removal of guardians and conservators of minors and adults. Guardianship and conservatorship matters can involve confidential information, fiduciary duties, hearings, returns, inventories, audits, court-appointed professionals, and restricted record access.
Use this path for proposed adult wards, emergency or permanent guardianship, conservatorship, restoration, and fiduciary issues.
Use this path for minor guardianship, temporary letters, conservatorship of a minor, compromise of doubtful claims, and minor-related fiduciary filings.
The Records Division states adult and minor guardianship record requests cannot be handled online or by mail and must be conducted in person at the downtown location.
The 2026 fee schedule lists emergency or permanent guardian/conservator petitions for a proposed ward at $659 initial filing and $640 subsequent filing.
Fulton County Probate Court Forms and 2026 Fee Schedule
The Fulton Probate fee schedule says that effective January 1, 2026, Senate Bill 232 updated statutory fees. Always use the current official Fulton fee page before filing because publication, service, certified copies, guardian ad litem, court-appointed attorney, evaluator, bond, and other costs can apply depending on the petition.
Fee Schedule
Check current statutory fees for estate petitions, will probate, guardianship, conservatorship, claims, inventories, returns, and copies.
Open Fee ScheduleProbate Forms
Use official Fulton probate forms including annual returns, inventories, marriage record request, and safe-deposit-box petition.
Open Probate FormsGeorgia Standard Forms
Use Georgia Probate Court Standard Forms when applicable, then confirm Fulton filing procedures and local requirements.
Open GA Probate FormsListed 2026 fee: $209 initial filing plus publication fee if necessary; $205 subsequent filing.
Listed 2026 fee: $209 initial filing and $205 subsequent filing for solemn-form or common-form probate.
Listed 2026 fee: $15. The estate page also describes the sealed and confidential safekeeping process.
Listed 2026 fee: $15. The estate page says creditor claims are payable by money order or business check to Fulton County Probate Court.
Official Probate Court of Fulton County Links
Probate Court Website
Main official website for Probate Court of Fulton County, Georgia.
Open Probate CourtGeorgia Probate Records
Search estates, recorded marriages, wills, guardianship petitions, death information, calendar, miscellaneous filings, and fee calculator.
Open Records PortalRecords Division
Official copy, certification, estate search, marriage record, and mail-in record instructions.
Open Records DivisionDecedents’ Estates
Will filing, will probate, estate administration, mail-in petitions, e-filing, and estate help.
Open EstatesFee Schedule
Official Fulton Probate Court fee schedule updated for 2026 statutory fees.
Open FeesProbate Court of Fulton County Map and Locations
The main Fulton County Probate Court office is listed at 136 Pryor Street SW, Second Floor C230, Atlanta, GA 30303. The court also lists North Service Center intake at 7741 Roswell Road, Suite 219, Sandy Springs, GA 30350, and South Service Center intake at 5600 Stonewall Tell Road, Suite 218, College Park, GA 30349.
Probate Court of Fulton County FAQs
Where is the Probate Court of Fulton County located?
The main office is listed at 136 Pryor Street SW, Second Floor C230, Atlanta, GA 30303.
What is the Fulton County Probate Court phone number?
The official homepage lists the main Probate Court phone number as 404-612-4640. The Decedents’ Estates page lists 404-612-4694 for estate matters.
How do I search Fulton County probate records?
Use Georgia Probate Records for online search options, including estates, recorded marriages, wills, guardianship petitions, death information, calendar, and miscellaneous filings. Use the Records Division for official copies and estate searches by mail or in person.
Can I request Fulton County guardianship records online?
No. The Records Division says adult and minor guardianship requests cannot be handled online or through mail because of confidentiality. They must be conducted in person at the downtown location.
Can I e-file Fulton County probate documents?
Yes. Fulton County Probate Court provides e-filing through eFileGA for probate court documents. Original documents must be submitted to the court within 10 days of filing. Guardianship cases are not open for e-file at this time.
How much is a Petition for Letters of Administration in Fulton County?
The 2026 fee schedule lists a Petition for Letters of Administration at $209 initial filing plus publication fee if necessary, and $205 subsequent filing.
How much are Fulton County estate certified copies?
The Records Division lists certified estate copies at $10 for certification plus $1 per page, exemplified copies at $15 for the process plus $1 per page, and uncertified copies at $1 per page.