Probate Information Page

To access information for the following probate procedures, please click on the information that you need:

(If you have any problems accessing the information, please see note at the bottom of this page.)

• General Probate Information
• Filing Original Will
• Wills for Safekeeping
• Transfer by Affidavit ($20,000 and under) information
• To Open an Informal Probate
• To Close an Informal Probate
• To Open a Formal Probate
• To Close a Formal Probate
• Special Administration
• Summary Settlement
• Summary Assignment
• Termination of Testamentary Trust
• Guardianship of a Minor (update July 16, 2003)
• Guardianship of an Incompetent
• Temporary Guardianship of an Incompetent
• Successor Guardian
• Standby Guardian (person or estate)
• Preparing the Annual Account - Guardian of the Estate
• Step-Parent Adoption
• Foreign Adoption
• Agency Adoption
• Adult Adoption
• Use of Standard State Forms
• Termination of Parental Rights