(CN) - The former chief clerk for the Chatham County, Ga. Probate Court has been sentenced to six years in prison for stealing more than $750,000 entrusted to her care. Prosecutors said Kim Birge, 61, ...

A judicial misconduct probe launched against a Middle Georgia judge is proceeding toward an ethics hearing. The Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel has issued an order ...

LAKELAND, GA (WALB) - As the president of Georgia's Council of Probate Court Judges, Cook County Probate Judge Chase Daugherty is trying to help increase the accuracy of disposition reportings in DUI ...

MACON, Ga. — Gun sales are reportedly increasing across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. But some Central Georgians say they can't get their hands on a carry license from their local court.

LaGrange, Ga. (WRBL) – As the COVID-19 pandemic eases it’s grips on the Peach State. Georgia probate court training is back in session. Probate court judges and employees from all 159 counties across ...

No procedural or jurisdictional issues in Georgia fiduciary litigation can cause as much headache as the sometimes exclusive and sometimes concurrent jurisdiction of the superior and probate courts.

A member of the Council of Probate Court of Georgia for more than 11 years, Wolk has held multiple leadership positions including serving as the Council’s president-elect, first vice president and ...

Probate court practice can be quirky, fraught with procedural peculiarities and appellate traps for those who do not regularly practice there. Appeals from a Georgia county probate court to that ...

The cost of probate in Georgia varies based on factors like the estate’s size, legal fees and the type of probate process used. Common expenses include court fees, executor fees and attorney costs.