Clarke County, Alabama

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Judicial Information

Unlike Circuit or District Court, where matters of criminal, traffic or civil proceedings take place, the Probate Court deals with life events. From adoptions and legitimations to wills and estates, Probate Court touches the lives of people from birth to death. All citizens of Clarke County, regardless of age, race, gender, social or economic status, regularly come into contact with Probate Court. The Probate Court is the Court of the People.

This website is to help you understand what proceedings go through Probate Court and to help you have a working knowledge about them. Please refer any specific questions regarding proceedings to your attorney.

Probate Court Cost Sheet (pdf)
Name Changes (pdf)
Wills (pdf)
Administration of an Intestate Estate (no will) (pdf)
Conservatorship (pdf)
Guardianship (pdf)
Adoptions (pdf)
Involuntary Commitments of the Mentally Ill (pdf)
Condemnation of Land for Public Use (pdf)