Georgia Probate Forms
Common probate forms used during estate settlement in Georgia. Each page explains what the form is for, where to download the official version, and how to file it.
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AcknowledgementVerified PDFCertifies that a guardian or conservator has viewed the Adult Guardianship/Conservatorship video online, as required by the Cobb County Probate Court.Adult Conservatorship Inventory and Asset Management PlanForm GPCSF 58Verified PDFThis form allows a conservator to inventory all assets, income, debts, and expenses of an adult ward and submit an asset management plan requesting court authorization to disburse funds for the ward's support.Bond of Administrators, Conservators & Executors, Etc.Form GPCSF 21Verified PDFEstablishes a surety bond binding a court-appointed administrator, conservator, executor, temporary administrator, or guardian to faithfully discharge all duties required by law in managing an estate.Certificate in Accordance with Uniform Probate Court Rule 5.9 (D)Form GPCSF 70Verified PDFThis form certifies that a substituted pleading or document used in lieu of a Georgia probate court standard form is identical in all material respects to the standard form, with any additions or deletions clearly indicated.Certificate of ServiceForm GPCSF Supplement 3Verified PDFThis form certifies that a party, attorney, or court personnel has served copies of pleadings or documents on other litigants in a Georgia probate court proceeding.Certificate of ServiceForm GPCSF Supplement 3Verified PDFCertifies that a party, counsel, or court personnel has served copies of pleadings or documents on other litigants in a probate matter.Consent FormVerified PDFAuthorizes the Probate Court of Cobb County to obtain criminal history record information about the proposed ward in connection with a guardianship proceeding.Determination by Court that a Person May Act as Guardian or Appointment of Guardian Ad LitemForm GPCSF Supplement 1Verified PDFAllows the court to either determine that an existing guardian has no conflict of interest and may represent a non-sui juris party, or to appoint a guardian ad litem for a party who is a minor, adult ward, unborn, unknown, or alleged incapacitated adult in a probate proceeding.Determination by Court that a Person May Act as Guardian or Appointment of Guardian Ad LitemForm GPCSF Supplement 1Verified PDFAllows the Georgia probate court to either determine that an existing guardian has no conflict of interest and may represent a non-sui juris, unborn, or unknown party, or to formally appoint a guardian ad litem for such a party in a specific proceeding.Determination by Court That a Person May Act as Guardian or Appointment of Guardian Ad LitemForm GPCSF Supplement 1Verified PDFAllows the Georgia Probate Court to appoint a guardian ad litem or determine that an existing guardian has no conflict of interest and may represent a party who is not sui juris, unborn, or unknown in a probate proceeding.Disclosure StatementVerified PDFThis form discloses the type of probate action being initiated and identifies any previously related cases filed in Cobb County Probate Court.Heirs Determination WorksheetVerified PDFThis form identifies and documents all heirs (spouse and blood relatives) of a decedent in order of intestate succession priority for the Probate Court of Cobb County, Georgia.Interrogatories to Witness to WillForm GPCSF Supplement 6Verified PDFThis form collects sworn interrogatory answers from a witness to a purported will to establish the validity of the will's execution for probate proceedings.Interrogatories to Witness to WillForm GPCSF Supplement 6Verified PDFThis form submits sworn interrogatories to a witness of a purported Last Will and Testament to establish the validity of the will's execution for probate proceedings.Interrogatories to Witness to WillForm GPCSF Supplement 6Verified PDFThis form collects sworn testimony from a witness to a will to establish the validity of the will's execution for probate proceedings in Georgia.Minor Conservatorship Inventory and Asset Management Plan Short FormForm GPCSF59Verified PDFThis form allows a conservator of a minor to submit an inventory of the minor's assets, an estimated budget, and an asset management plan to the Georgia Probate Court for approval.OathForm GPCSF Supplement 4Verified PDFThis form records the sworn oath of a fiduciary (guardian, conservator, temporary administrator, administrator, or executor) affirming their duties in a Georgia probate estate.OathForm GPCSF Supplement 4Verified PDFThis form administers the official oath to fiduciaries (guardians, conservators, administrators, and executors) appointed by a Georgia probate court, swearing them to faithfully perform their duties.OathForm GPCSF Supplement 4Verified PDFThis form allows a fiduciary (guardian, conservator, temporary administrator, administrator, or executor) to swear or affirm their duties upon appointment by the Georgia probate court.Personal Status ReportVerified PDFThis form allows a guardian of an incapacitated adult to report to the Probate Court of Cobb County on the ward's general condition, living situation, progress, medical care, needs, and any recommended alterations to the guardianship order.Petition by Personal Representative for Waiver of Bond, Waiver of Reports, Waiver of Statements, and/or Grant of Certain PowersForm GPCSF 32Verified PDFAllows an already-appointed personal representative (administrator, administrator with will annexed, or executor) to petition the Georgia probate court for waiver of bond, waiver of reports, waiver of statements, and/or grant of certain expanded powers under O.C.G.A. § 53-12-261.Petition for Appointment of a Guardian and/or Conservator for a Proposed WardForm GPCSF 12Verified PDFThis packet initiates a guardianship and/or conservatorship proceeding in Georgia Probate Court for an incapacitated proposed ward, and includes all associated orders, notices, letters, and certificates needed throughout the proceeding.Petition for Declaration of Death of Missing Individual Believed to Be DeadForm GPCSF 18Verified PDFThis form petitions a Georgia probate court to declare a missing individual legally dead pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 53-9-1 et seq.Petition for Declaration of Death of Missing Individual Believed to Be DeadForm GPCSF 18Verified PDFThis form petitions a Georgia probate court to legally declare a missing individual dead pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 53-9-1 et seq.Petition for Determination of Right of Disposition of Remains of a DecedentForm GPCSF 72Verified PDFThis form petitions the Georgia Probate Court to determine which person has the right to dispose of a decedent's remains when disagreement exists among persons with equal priority under O.C.G.A. § 31-21-7.Petition for Discharge of Personal RepresentativeForm GPCSF 33Verified PDFThis form allows an executor, administrator, or temporary administrator to petition the Georgia probate court for discharge from office and/or all liability upon completion of estate administration.Petition for Leave to Convey or Encumber Property Previously Set Apart as Year's SupportForm GPCSF 17Verified PDFThis form allows a surviving spouse or conservator of a minor child to petition the Georgia probate court for leave to convey or encumber real property that was previously set apart as year's support from a decedent's estate.Petition for Leave to Sell Perishable Property by ConservatorForm GPCSF 15 CompleteVerified PDFAllows a conservator to petition the Georgia probate court for leave to sell perishable, deteriorating, or expensive-to-keep property belonging to a minor's or ward's estate.Petition for Leave to Sell Perishable Property by Personal RepresentativeForm GPCSF 71Verified PDFAllows a personal representative or temporary administrator to petition the Georgia probate court for authorization to sell estate property that is perishable, liable to deteriorate, or expensive to keep.Petition for Letters of AdministrationForm GPCSF 3Verified PDFThis form petitions the Georgia probate court to appoint an administrator for the estate of an intestate decedent and issue letters of administration authorizing the administrator to act on behalf of the estate.Petition for Letters of Administration with Will Annexed (Will Previously Probated)Form GPCSF 8Verified PDFThis form allows a petitioner to seek appointment as administrator with will annexed when the decedent's will has been previously probated but the estate is currently unrepresented due to the executor's death, renunciation, or other vacancy.Petition for Letters of Permanent Guardianship of MinorForm GPCSF 29Verified PDFThis form allows a petitioner to seek appointment as permanent guardian of a minor who has no natural guardian, testamentary guardian, or permanent guardian under O.C.G.A. §29-2-14.Petition for Order Declaring No Administration NecessaryForm GPCSF 9Verified PDFThis form allows heirs of an intestate decedent to petition the Georgia probate court for an order declaring that no formal estate administration is necessary, distributing the estate by agreement among all heirs.Petition for Temporary Letters of AdministrationForm GPCSF 2Verified PDFPetitions the Georgia probate court to appoint a temporary administrator to collect and preserve the assets of an unrepresented decedent's estate until a permanent personal representative is appointed.Petition for Temporary Letters of Guardianship of MinorForm GPCSF 28Verified PDFThis form allows a petitioner to seek appointment as temporary guardian(s) of a minor in a Georgia Probate Court pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 29-2-5.Petition for Termination of Guardianship/Conservatorship and Restoration of RightsForm GPCSF 65Verified PDFThis form is used to petition the Georgia Probate Court to terminate an existing guardianship and/or conservatorship and restore the ward's legal rights upon a showing that the ward no longer requires such oversight.Petition for the Appointment of a Guardian and/or Conservator for a Proposed WardForm GPCSF 12Verified PDFThis form is used to petition a Georgia Probate Court to appoint a guardian and/or conservator for a proposed ward who lacks sufficient capacity to make significant responsible decisions concerning their health, safety, or property management.Petition for the Appointment of a Temporary Medical Consent Guardian for a Proposed Medical Consent WardForm GPCSF 36Verified PDFThis form initiates a proceeding to appoint a temporary medical consent guardian for a proposed ward who lacks decision-making capacity and requires urgent medical decisions.Petition for the Appointment of an Emergency Guardian and/or Conservator for a Proposed WardForm GPCSF 11Verified PDFThis form package initiates emergency guardianship and/or conservatorship proceedings for a proposed ward who lacks sufficient capacity and faces immediate risk of harm.Petition for Year's SupportForm GPCSF 10Verified PDFThis form is used to petition a Georgia probate court to set apart a year's support allowance from a decedent's estate for the surviving spouse and/or minor children to maintain their prior standard of living for 12 months.Petition of Conservator for Final Settlement of Accounts and Discharge from Office and LiabilityForm GPCSF 34Verified PDFThis form allows a conservator of a minor or adult ward to petition the Georgia Probate Court for a final settlement of accounts and to be discharged from office and all liability upon conclusion of the conservatorship.Petition of Conservator for Leave to Sell Property or Rent, Lease, or Otherwise Dispose of PropertyForm GPCSF 14Verified PDFAllows a conservator to petition the Georgia Probate Court for court authorization to sell, rent, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of real or personal property belonging to a minor's or ward's estate.Petition of Personal Representative for Leave to Sell PropertyForm GPCSF 13Verified PDFAllows a personal representative (or temporary administrator) to petition the Georgia probate court for leave to sell real or personal property of a decedent's estate.Petition to Compromise Doubtful Claim of Minor/Adult WardForm GPCSF 19Verified PDFThis form petitions the Georgia Probate Court for authorization to compromise a doubtful personal injury or other claim belonging to a minor or adult ward, including settlement terms, expense breakdowns, and court order authorizing the settlement.Petition to Establish Custodial Account for Minor or Incapacitated AdultForm GPCSF 22Verified PDFThis form petitions the Georgia Probate Court for authority to establish a custodial account for a minor or incapacitated adult who has no legal and qualified conservator, pursuant to O.C.G.A. §29-6-1 et seq.Petition to Probate Will in Common FormForm GPCSF 4Verified PDFAllows a petitioner to offer a decedent's last will and testament for probate in common form and obtain letters testamentary in a Georgia probate court.Petition to Probate Will in Solemn FormForm GPCSF 5Verified PDFThis form initiates the solemn form probate process to admit a decedent's last will and testament to record in a Georgia probate court, resulting in the issuance of letters testamentary to the named executor.Petition to Probate Will in Solemn Form and for Letters of Administration with Will AnnexedForm GPCSF 7Verified PDFCombines a petition to probate a will in solemn form with a petition for letters of administration with will annexed when no qualified executor is available to serve.Service Upon Minor or Adult Ward Through Service Upon GuardianForm GPCSF 54Verified PDFThis form certifies mailing of probate documents to a minor or adult ward through their guardian and acknowledges the guardian's delivery of those documents to the ward.Supplement to Petition Seeking Appointment as Testamentary GuardianForm GPCSF Supplement 5Verified PDFThis supplement is filed alongside a Petition to Probate Will in Solemn Form to seek the appointment of a Testamentary Guardian for a decedent's minor children as nominated in the decedent's will.Supplement to Petition Seeking Appointment as Testamentary GuardianForm GPCSF Supplement 5Verified PDFThis supplement supports a petition to probate a will in solemn form by seeking the appointment of a testamentary guardian for the decedent's minor children as nominated in the decedent's will.Will for Information OnlyVerified PDFAllows an informant to submit a decedent's will to the Cobb County Probate Court for informational deposit without initiating formal probate proceedings.
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