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Rockdale County Probate Court

Georgia

770-278-7700

Phone

770-278-7700

Website

Official Site →

Email

probatevitalrecords@rockdalecountyga.gov, probateestates@rockdalecountyga.gov, guardianships@rockdalecountyga.gov, probatewebsitefeedback@rockdalecountyga.gov

In Rockdale County, Georgia, you file a probate case with the Rockdale County probate court at 874 N. Main Street NW, Conyers, Georgia 30012. You can reach the court at 770-278-7700. Below you'll find 1 filing fee, 66 downloadable Georgia probate forms and the office hours.

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Court Location & Contact

Address

874 N. Main Street NW, Conyers, Georgia 30012

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Filing Fees

Rockdale County, Georgia

Fee TypeAmount
Petition to probate an estate$250-$400

Judges & Officers

JG
Judge Gary W. Washington
JK
Judge Katherine C. Thompson

Probate Forms Library

66 Georgia probate forms (plus 44 federal forms).

Every Rockdale County form, with a short summary and the official source →
ADD TITLEcountyDownload
Adult Conservatorship Inventory and Asset Management PlancountyDownload
Affidavit of Diligent SearchcountyDownload
Affidavit of IndigencycountyDownload
Affidavit of Lost/Copy of WillcountyDownload
Affidavit of Witness (Signature)countyDownload
Alternatives To Guardianship With Advanced DirectivescountyDownload
Amendment to PetitioncountyDownload
Conservators Inventory and Annual ReturncountyDownload
Estate Annual ReturncountyDownload
Estate Final ReturncountyDownload
Estate InventorycountyDownload
Guardianship And Conservatorship 101countyDownload
Guardianship Information FormcountyDownload
Handbook for Conservators for Minors in GeorgiacountyDownload
Handbook for Guardians and Conservators of Adults in GeorgiacountyDownload
Heirs Determination WorksheetcountyDownload
Interrogatories to Witness to WillcountyDownload
Minor Conservator Inventory and Asset Management PlancountyDownload
Objection to Adult Guardianship and or ConservatorshipcountyDownload
Objection to Termination of Guardianship of MinorcountyDownload
Petition for Authority to Open Safety Deposit BoxcountyDownload
FORM-33 — Petition for Discharge of Personal Representative (Form 33)countyDownload
5.6 — Petition for Leave to Convey or Encumber Property Previously Set Aside as Years SupportcountyDownload
Petition for Leave to Encroach on CorpuscountyDownload
Petition for Leave to Sell Perishable Property by ConservatorcountyDownload
Petition for Leave to Sell Perishable Property by Personal RepresentativecountyDownload
Petition for Letters of Administration (Form 3)countyDownload
5.6 — Petition for Letters of Conservatorship of MinorcountyDownload
Petition for Permanent Letters of Guardianship of MinorcountyDownload
Petition for Temporary Letters of Administration (Form 2)countyDownload
Petition for the Appointment of a Successor Guardian of MinorcountyDownload
Petition for Waiver of Bond or Grant of Certain PowerscountyDownload
Petition for Will Filed, Not for ProbatecountyDownload
Petition for Year’s Support (Form 10)countyDownload
5.6 — Petition of Conservator for Final Settlement of Accounts and Discharge from Office and LiabilitycountyDownload
5.6 — Petition of Conservator for Leave to Sell Property or Rent Lease or Otherwise Dispose of PropertycountyDownload
Petition of Personal Representative for Leave to Sell PropertycountyDownload
Petition of Temporary Guardian to Resign from Temporary Guardianship of Minor and Appoint Successor Temporary GuardiancountyDownload
Petition to Compromise Doubtful Claim of Minor/Adult WardcountyDownload
5.6 — Petition to Establish Custodial Account for Minor or Incapacitated AdultcountyDownload
Petition to Probate Will in Common FormcountyDownload
Petition to Resign as a Guardian and or Conservator and for the Appointment of a Successor Guardian and or ConservatorcountyDownload
Petition to Terminate Temporary Guardianship of MinorcountyDownload
GPCSF21 — Bond of Administrators, Guardians, and Executors, etc.stateDownload
2GPCSF70 — Certificate in Accordance with Uniform Probate Court Rule 21(f)stateDownload
GPCSF53 — Commission to Administer OathstateDownload
2GPCSF3C — Court Forms for Petition for Letters of AdministrationstateDownload
GPCSF1 — General Instructions Applicable to All Georgia Probate Court Standard FormsstateDownload
2GPCSF6 — Interrogatories to Witness to WillstateDownload
2GPCSF32 — Petition by Administrator for Waiver of Bond and/or Grant of Certain PowersstateDownload
2GPCSF33 — Petition for DischargestateDownload
GPCSF17 — Petition for Leave to Convey or Encumber Property Previously Set Aside as Year's SupportstateDownload
GPCSF20 — Petition for Leave to Encroach on CorpusstateDownload
GPCSF15 — Petition for Leave to Sell Perishable PropertystateDownload
2GPCSF71 — Petition for Leave to Sell Perishable Property by Personal RepresentativestateDownload
2GPCSF8 — Petition for Letters of Administration with Will Annexed - Will Previously ProbatedstateDownload
GPCSF9 — Petition for Order Declaring No Administration NecessarystateDownload
GPCSF18 — Petition for Presumption of Death of Missing Individual Believed to Be DeadstateDownload
2GPCSF2 — Petition for Temporary Letters of AdministrationstateDownload
GPCSF10 — Petition for Year's SupportstateDownload
GPCSF13 — Petition of Personal Representative for Leave to Sell PropertystateDownload
GPCSF19 — Petition to Compromise Doubtful Claim of Minor or WardstateDownload
2GPCSF4 — Petition to Probate Will in Common FormstateDownload
2GPCSF5 — Petition to Probate Will in Solemn FormstateDownload
GPCSF7 — Petition to Probate Will in Solemn Form and for Letters of Administration with Will AnnexedstateDownload
Federal forms (IRS, SSA, VA) · 44
1041 — Accumulation Distribution for Certain Complex TrustsfederalDownload
1041-T — Allocation of Estimated Tax Payments to BeneficiariesfederalDownload
1041 — Alternative Minimum Tax — Estates and TrustsfederalDownload
Application For Burial BenefitsfederalDownload
SSA-4 — Application for Child's Insurance BenefitsfederalDownload
SF 2800 — Application for Death Benefits (CSRS)federalDownload
SF 3104 — Application for Death Benefits (FERS)federalDownload
Application For DIC, Survivors Pension And/Or Accrued BenefitsfederalDownload
SS-4 — Application for Employer Identification NumberfederalDownload
706 — Application for Extension of Time To File a Return and/or Pay U.S. Estate TaxesfederalDownload
SSA-10 — Application for Widow's or Widower's Insurance BenefitsfederalDownload
1041 — Beneficiary's Share of Income, Deductions, Credits, etc.federalDownload
1041 — Capital Gains and Losses (Estates and Trusts)federalDownload
706-CE — Certification of Payment of Foreign Death TaxfederalDownload
FE6 — Claim for Death Benefits (FEGLI)federalDownload
VA40-1330 — Claim For Standard Government Headstone Or MarkerfederalDownload
SF 2818 — Continuation of Life Insurance Coverage as AnnuitantfederalDownload
FE7 — Designation Of Beneficiary (FEGLI)federalDownload
SF 2823 — Designation Of Beneficiary Federal Employees' Group Life InsurancefederalDownload
FS 5336 — Disposition of Treasury Securities Belonging to a Decedent's Estate Being Settled Without AdministrationfederalDownload
8855 — Election To Treat a Qualified Revocable Trust as Part of an EstatefederalDownload
1041 — Estimated Income Tax for Estates and TrustsfederalDownload
706 — Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (Form 706)federalDownload
706-GS — Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return for DistributionsfederalDownload
706-GS — Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return for TerminationsfederalDownload
8971 — Information Regarding Beneficiaries Acquiring Property From a DecedentfederalDownload
56 — Notice Concerning Fiduciary RelationshipfederalDownload
706-GS — Notification of Distribution From a Generation-Skipping TrustfederalDownload
1041-V — Payment Voucher (Estate or Trust)federalDownload
I-360 — Petition For Amerasian, Widow(er), Or Special ImmigrantfederalDownload
2848 — Power of Attorney and Declaration of RepresentativefederalDownload
FS 1455 — Request By Owner or Person Entitled to Payment for Reissue of United States Savings BondsfederalDownload
706 HAS — Request for Discharge From Personal Liability Under IRC 2204 or 6905federalDownload
4810 — Request For Prompt Assessment Under Internal Revenue Code Section 6501(d)federalDownload
FS 1522 — Special Form of Request for Payment of United States Savings and Retirement SecuritiesfederalDownload
SSA-721 — Statement of Death by Funeral DirectorfederalDownload
1310 — Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased TaxpayerfederalDownload
706-NA — U.S. Estate Tax Return for Nonresident Not a Citizen of the U.S.federalDownload
706-QDT — U.S. Estate Tax Return for Qualified Domestic TrustsfederalDownload
1041 U — U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and TrustsfederalDownload
1041-A — U.S. Information Return Trust Accumulation of Charitable AmountsfederalDownload
706-A — United States Additional Estate Tax ReturnfederalDownload
706 UNITED — United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax ReturnfederalDownload
709 — United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax ReturnfederalDownload

Court Documents & Links

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Probate in Rockdale County

Simple probate
6-12 months
Complex estate
12-24 months
Georgia small estate limit
$10,000

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Additional Notes

Mailing Address: Post Office Box 289, Conyers, Georgia 30012. The Rockdale County Probate Court handles various legal matters, including probate of wills and administration of estates, guardianships and conservatorships, weapons carry licenses, marriage licenses, and vital records.

Office Hours

Monday-Friday8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Common Questions

Where do I file probate in Rockdale County, Georgia?

File with the Rockdale County probate court at 874 N. Main Street NW, Conyers, Georgia 30012. The court's phone number is 770-278-7700.

How much does it cost to file probate in Rockdale County?

The fees we have on record for the Rockdale County probate court are: Petition to probate an estate: $250-$400. Other fees may apply; confirm the current amounts with the clerk before you file.

When is the Rockdale County probate court open?

Listed office hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m..

How long does probate take in Georgia?

A simple probate in Georgia usually takes about 6-12 months. A complex estate can take 12-24 months.

Is there a small estate option in Georgia?

Georgia's small estate limit is $10,000. Estates under the limit may be settled with a simpler procedure than full probate; the Georgia probate guide explains when it applies.

Where can I get probate forms for Rockdale County?

This page links 66 Georgia probate forms you can download as PDFs, listed under Probate Forms Library.

Probate Attorneys

The closest we list to this court

William (Bill) Witcher

Decatur · 18 mi

(404) 401-2539 (Mobile)|(404) 371-5080 (Work)

Ralph Morrison

Duncan Spratt P.A.

Atlanta · 22 mi

(404) 872-8156

Charitable PlanningFiduciary Litigation+3

James (Jim) Spratt

Duncan Spratt P.A.

Atlanta · 22 mi

(404) 523-3018 (Work)

Business PlanningGeneral Trust & Estate+2

Patricia (Trish) Thompson

Duncan Spratt P.A.

Atlanta · 22 mi

(404) 523-8837 (Work)

General Trust & EstateTestamentary Planning+2

Elizabeth Faist

Duncan Spratt P.A.

Atlanta · 22 mi

(404) 523-8337 (Work)

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