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Search Union County Ohio Probate Court Records, Estates, Wills & Guardianship Filings
Use official Union County, Ohio Probate Division resources to search probate records, find estate and guardianship filings, access local probate forms, check marriage license information, confirm the court location, and avoid wrong private record portals.
Choose what you need below. Union County Probate Court users usually need probate case records, estate filings, guardianship information, marriage license details, Ohio probate forms, historical records, or court contact information.
📂 Search probate court records
Use this for: probate case lookup, estate files, guardianship records, trusts, marriage records, and historical probate record searches.
Best official path: Union County Probate Division records page and the public records search for probate records filed on or after June 1, 2019.
Important: older probate records may be available at the Probate Court Clerk’s Office, the Union County Records Center & Archives, or public terminals.
Union County Ohio Probate Court Quick Facts
Union County Probate Court is part of the Union County Probate and Juvenile Court system in Marysville, Ohio. The Probate Division handles probate records, estate filings, guardianships, conservatorships, marriage licenses, local probate rules, and related public records.
What This Union County Probate Court Guide Covers
Official Union County Probate Court Path
For Union County, Ohio probate search intent, start with the official Union County Probate & Juvenile Court Probate Division. The Probate Division provides links for probate rules and local forms, marriage licenses, public records search for June 2019 to present, and probate division records.
Do not confuse Union County Probate Court with private record pages, unrelated Union County sites in other states, or general Clerk of Courts searches that may not cover every probate record. Use the Probate Division records page first, then follow the correct online or in-person record path.
Probate records filed on or after June 1, 2019 can be searched at the Probate Division Clerk’s Office or online through the public records search path.
Older probate records can be searched at the Probate Division Clerk’s Office, Records Center & Archives, or public terminals listed by the county.
Union County provides historical probate, birth, death, estate, guardianship, and related indexed record information.
Use Ohio Supreme Court probate forms and Union County Probate Court local rules/forms when filing locally.
How to Search Union County Probate Court Records Online
The official Union County Probate Division records page explains that probate records are open to the public at the Probate Court Clerk’s Office or at the Union County Records Center and Archives. It also separates newer records from older records, which is important before you search.
Start with the official Probate Division records page
Open the Union County Probate Division Records page first to confirm whether your record is online, at the clerk’s office, or at the Records Center & Archives.
Check the filing date
Records filed on or after June 1, 2019 have an online public records search path. Older records from 1820 to May 30, 2019 usually require clerk, archive, or public-terminal access.
Search with strong details
Use the decedent’s full name, estate name, case number, guardian name, ward name, filing year, attorney name, or document type if available.
Call ahead before visiting
The county recommends calling ahead to confirm whether the record you need is available and where it is located. The records contact listed is 937-645-3029 ext. 3405.
Union County Ohio Historical Probate Records
Union County’s official records guidance explains that probate records filed from 1820 to May 30, 2019 are available through the Probate Division Clerk’s Office, Records Center & Archives, and certain public terminals. This is especially useful for genealogy, estate history, older guardianship records, and early county records.
Historical probate case files can include estate papers, wills, fiduciary information, inventories, bonds, and court orders.
Union County historical record guidance lists birth and death records from 1867 to 1909 as available for search through historical resources.
Older guardianship records may show ward names, guardian names, application dates, bonds, inventories, accounts, and approval of expenditures.
Historical records may be located in different county offices, so confirm the location before traveling to Marysville.
Opening an Estate or Probating a Will in Union County Ohio
Union County Probate Court handles estate-related matters such as wills, administration, fiduciary appointments, inventories, accounts, and probate orders. The exact filing path depends on whether there is a will, whether estate administration is needed, the asset type, and whether a fiduciary must be appointed.
Use this path when a will needs to be presented to the 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 estate assets and debts.
Banks, title companies, agencies, and buyers may require court-issued proof of fiduciary authority.
Estate files may include applications, waivers, notices, inventories, accounts, receipts, distributions, and orders.
Union County Guardianship and Conservatorship Information
Ohio probate courts commonly handle guardianship matters for minors and adults who need court-supervised assistance. A guardianship record may involve a ward, guardian, bonds, inventories, accounts, expenditures, court approvals, and ongoing reports.
Use this path when a minor needs a court-appointed guardian for care, property, or both.
Use this path when an adult may need a guardian due to incapacity or inability to manage personal or financial affairs.
Guardianship matters can include applications, bonds, inventories, annual accounts, reports, and expenditure approvals.
Some guardianship, medical, minor-related, or sealed information may not be fully available to the public.
Union County Probate Forms and Ohio Standard Probate Forms
Ohio probate filings often use statewide probate forms provided by the Supreme Court of Ohio. Union County Probate Court also provides local rules and local forms. Before filing, compare the statewide form requirement with Union County’s local instructions.
Union Probate Division
Use this page for Union County Probate Division links, local rules/forms, marriage licenses, and records access.
Open Probate DivisionOhio Probate Forms
Use the Supreme Court of Ohio probate forms page for official statewide forms in probate cases.
Open Ohio Probate FormsProbate Records
Use the official Union County records page to determine where and how to search probate files.
Open Records PageCertified Copies, Probate Documents and Public Record Requests
Online search can help identify a case, but official use often requires a court-issued or certified copy. If a bank, title company, insurance company, agency, attorney, or family member asks for proof, confirm the exact document and certification level with Union County Probate Court.
Ask whether the document needs certification, seal, or a plain copy. Certified copies usually cost more than ordinary copies.
Estate transactions may require letters of authority, appointment documents, court orders, or certified will/estate papers.
Older probate files may be held at the Probate Court Clerk’s Office, Records Center & Archives, or public terminals.
Provide the case number, full name, filing year, document title, and your contact information when requesting records.
Official Union County Ohio Probate Court Links
Probate Records
Official guide for current and historical probate record access.
Open Records PagePublic Records Search
Use official public search paths for newer records when available.
Open Public Search InfoOhio Legal Help Listing
Public legal help listing with court address and main phone.
Open ListingUnion County Probate Court Map and Location
Union County Probate Court is listed at 215 W 5th Street, Marysville, OH 43040. Ohio Legal Help also lists the main contact number as 937-645-3029. Call ahead before visiting, especially for older records or certified copies.
Union County Ohio Probate Court FAQs
Where is Union County Probate Court located?
Union County Probate Court is listed at 215 W 5th Street, Marysville, OH 43040.
How do I search Union County Ohio probate records?
Start with the official Union County Probate Division Records page. Records filed on or after June 1, 2019 may be searched online through the public records search path. Older records may require the Probate Court Clerk’s Office, Records Center & Archives, or public terminals.
Are Union County Probate Court records public?
The official Union County Probate Division Records page states that probate court records are open to the public at the Probate Court Clerk’s Office or at the Union County Records Center and Archives. Some confidential, sealed, adoption, medical, or minor-related records may have restrictions.
What probate records are available online?
Union County’s official records page says probate records filed on or after June 1, 2019 are available for search at the Probate Division Clerk’s Office or online through the public records search website.
Where are older Union County probate records?
Probate records filed from 1820 to May 30, 2019 are available through the Probate Division Clerk’s Office, the Records Center & Archives, and public terminals listed by the county.
Which forms should I use for Union County probate?
Use the Supreme Court of Ohio probate forms and Union County Probate Court local rules/forms. Always confirm the correct form before filing because local requirements may apply.
Should I call before visiting for probate records?
Yes. Union County’s official records page recommends calling ahead to confirm whether the record you need is available and where it is located. The listed records contact is 937-645-3029 ext. 3405.