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Probate Filing | Geauga County Court Of Common Pleas - Juvenile / Probate Division

231 Main St., 2nd Flr., Chardon, OH 44024

Eligibility

Adults 18 and older. The person filing does not have to live in Geauga County, but the deceased person whose estate will be probated must have resided in Geauga County and potential wards (for guardianship) or conservatees must reside in Geauga County. May be other eligibility depending on what forms are being filed.

Required documents

May need a Photo I.D. or birth certificate other items may be needed depending on what is being filed.

Hours

M-F: 8:00am-4:30pm
https://geaugapjcourt.org/probate

Application process

Phone for information or walk in for service.

Fees

Fixed fee for most filings.

Service area

Geauga County, Ohio

Description

Accepts filings of petitions relating to issues dealing with probate estates, wills, trusts, and conservatorship/guardianship. Does not provide legal advice or assistance with filling out forms.

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Providing organization

Geauga County Court Of Common Pleas - Juvenile / Probate Division

Hears cases involving the delinquency of persons under eighteen years of age and cases dealing with unruly, abused, neglected, and dependent children. The Juvenile Division also hears all traffic offenses committed by persons under eighteen years of age, and has jurisdiction in adult cases involving paternity, child abuse, nonsupport, and failure to send children to school.