# Georgia Probate Specialist > Plain guides for Georgia families going through probate, and a free probate package sent by FedEx. ## Guides - [How probate works](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/how-probate-works-in-georgia/): A plain guide to Georgia probate: which court, who does what, the main paths, the steps in order, and where the house fits while the estate is open. - [Probate without a lawyer](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-without-a-lawyer-georgia/): Georgia lets families handle probate without a lawyer. What that means, what court staff can and can't do, and when a lawyer is usually worth it. - [How long probate takes](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/how-long-does-probate-take-in-georgia/): How long Georgia probate takes: the 30-day notice to heirs, the creditor notice and 3-month wait, the 6-month inventory, and what makes an estate run long. - [What probate costs](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/how-much-does-probate-cost-in-georgia/): Georgia probate costs: court fees by petition, newspaper notices, certified letters, bond, executor pay, lawyer fees, and the cost of keeping the house. - [Probate without a will](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-without-a-will-georgia/): Who inherits in Georgia when there is no will: a plain chart for spouse, children, parents and siblings, and how the court picks who runs the estate. - [No Administration Necessary](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/no-administration-necessary-georgia/): Georgia's No Administration Necessary order: who can use it, what every heir signs, the debt rule, no dollar cap, and why it is not a small estate affidavit. - [Year's support](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/years-support-georgia/): Year's support in Georgia: how a spouse or minor children can claim a year of support from an estate, the 24-month deadline, and what it means for the house. - [Letters of administration vs. testamentary](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/letters-of-administration-vs-letters-testamentary-georgia/): Letters testamentary and letters of administration in Georgia: who gets each, the state forms, bond and notice rules, temporary letters, and what sets the pace. - [Which probate forms](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/which-georgia-probate-forms-do-i-need/): A plain map from your family's situation to the official Georgia probate forms, with a link to each free form, a made-up example, and what to ask the clerk. - [Selling a house during probate](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/selling-a-house-during-probate-georgia/): Can a Georgia estate sell a house during probate? Who holds the power to sell, how the court's leave to sell works, who must agree, and where the money goes. - [House still in a parent's name](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/house-still-in-deceased-parents-name-georgia/): A Georgia house still in a parent's name after a death: what that means, the court steps that move it, and the tax, Medicaid and loan clocks to watch. - [What to do when someone dies](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/what-to-do-when-someone-dies-in-georgia/): A plain checklist for the first weeks after a death in Georgia: death certificates, the will, bank accounts, the house, and what to hold off on for now. - [Do you need probate?](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/do-i-need-probate-georgia/): How to tell if you need probate in Georgia: what passes on its own, what needs a court step, how transfer-on-death deeds work, and why there's no dollar cutoff. - [Search probate records](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/search-georgia-probate-records/): How to find out if an estate was probated in Georgia: the statewide search site, where Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett keep cases, and what copies cost. - [Executor duties and pay](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/executor-duties-and-fees-georgia/): What a Georgia executor does, step by step: letters, creditor notice, inventory, yearly reports, debts in order, and the pay Georgia law sets for the job. - [Handling an estate from out of state](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/out-of-state-executor-georgia/): You can be executor of a Georgia estate from another state. How the oath and filings work from afar, and how to keep an empty house from going downhill. - [Probate checklist: lawyer vs. family](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/georgia-probate-checklist/): A Georgia probate checklist. What a probate lawyer usually handles, what the family still does, the court's deadlines, and the jobs families forget. - [The mortgage when the owner dies](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/mortgage-when-owner-dies-georgia/): When a Georgia homeowner dies, the loan doesn't end. What federal law says, how to ask the servicer to confirm you in writing, and how reverse mortgages differ. - [A family member lives in the house](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/family-member-living-in-the-house-georgia/): A sibling or parent living in a Georgia house after a death: who can stay, who pays the bills, and what the person the court puts in charge can and can't do. - [An heir won't sign or answer](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/heir-wont-sign-probate-georgia/): One Georgia heir won't sign or won't call back. How notice lets probate move on, the 30-day wait, what takes every heir, and the rules for a shared house. - [Bank accounts after a death](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/bank-accounts-after-a-death-georgia/): What happens to a Georgia bank account after a death: joint and payable-on-death accounts, accounts in one name, what letters do, and the $15,000 bank rule. ## County probate courts - [Which Georgia probate courts take e-filing?](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/georgia-probate-courts-that-e-file/): A table of the county probate courts we have checked, with each court's e-filing portal and the date checked. - [Fulton County Probate Court](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-court/fulton-county/): Where the Fulton County Probate Court is, the fees we found and how to file there. Checked against the court's website October 17, 2026. - [DeKalb County Probate Court](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-court/dekalb-county/): Where the DeKalb County Probate Court is, the fees we found and how to file there. Checked against the court's website October 17, 2026. - [Cobb County Probate Court](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-court/cobb-county/): Where the Cobb County Probate Court is, the fees we found and how to file there. Checked against the court's website October 17, 2026. - [Gwinnett County Probate Court](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-court/gwinnett-county/): Where the Gwinnett County Probate Court is, the fees we found and how to file there. Checked against the court's website October 17, 2026. - [Clayton County Probate Court](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-court/clayton-county/): Where the Clayton County Probate Court is, the fees we found and how to file there. Checked against the court's website October 17, 2026. - [Henry County Probate Court](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-court/henry-county/): Where the Henry County Probate Court is, the fees we found and how to file there. Checked against the court's website October 17, 2026. - [Cherokee County Probate Court](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-court/cherokee-county/): Where the Cherokee County Probate Court is, the fees we found and how to file there. Checked against the court's website October 17, 2026. - [Forsyth County Probate Court](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-court/forsyth-county/): Where the Forsyth County Probate Court is, the fees we found and how to file there. Checked against the court's website October 17, 2026. - [Douglas County Probate Court](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-court/douglas-county/): Where the Douglas County Probate Court is, the fees we found and how to file there. Checked against the court's website October 17, 2026. - [Fayette County Probate Court](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-court/fayette-county/): Where the Fayette County Probate Court is, the fees we found and how to file there. Checked against the court's website October 17, 2026. - [Rockdale County Probate Court](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-court/rockdale-county/): Where the Rockdale County Probate Court is, the fees we found and how to file there. Checked against the court's website October 17, 2026. - [Chatham County Probate Court](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-court/chatham-county/): Where the Chatham County Probate Court is, the fees we found and how to file there. Checked against the court's website October 17, 2026. - [Richmond County Probate Court](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/probate-court/richmond-county/): Where the Richmond County Probate Court is, the fees we found and how to file there. Checked against the court's website October 17, 2026. ## House care - [We look after the house while you settle the estate](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/look-after-the-house/): While probate runs, we can check on the house, clear it out and lay out your choices for it. You decide what happens to the house. Not a law firm. ## Tools - [Which probate path fits you?](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/which-probate-path/): A six-question quiz that shows which Georgia probate path usually fits a family, with the official court forms. ## About this site - [About Georgia Probate Specialist](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/about/): Who we are: a team that guides Georgia families through probate. What we do, what we do not do, and why we are not a law firm or the probate court. - [Georgia Probate Specialist, in plain facts](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/ai-information/): Plain facts about Georgia Probate Specialist for AI assistants and search engines: who runs it, what it does and does not do, and how its facts are checked. - [We are not a law firm](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/not-a-law-firm/): Georgia Probate Specialist is not a law firm and is not the probate court. What that means for you, what we do, and where to get legal help in Georgia. - [Contact us](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/contact/): Text or call a Georgia Probate Specialist about probate or your free package. We give guidance and resources, not legal advice. We are not a law firm. - [Privacy](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/privacy/): What Georgia Probate Specialist collects when you ask for the free probate package, how we use it, who sees it, and how to stop our texts. Plain words. - [Terms of use](https://georgiaprobatespecialist.com/terms/): The terms for using Georgia Probate Specialist, in plain words: guidance only, not legal advice, no lawyer for you, and check each fact with the court.