Serves as west Georgia and Douglas County's estate planning attorneys, handling estate planning, probate, elder law, wills, and civil litigation across the Atlanta metro area.
Probate in Cobb County
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Cobb County Probate Court
Cobb County
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Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Office
32 Waddell Street, Marietta, GA 30090
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Walk-ins accepted
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Allowed
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Conservatorship Firms Serving Cobb County
An Atlanta firm on Monroe Drive NE handling estate matters across metro Atlanta counties including Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, and Clayton. Represents executors, heirs, and beneficiaries in probate and estate administration, will and trust contests, caveats, and guardianship and conservatorship proceedings.
A Valdosta-founded firm, with offices in Atlanta and Jacksonville, Florida, practicing since 1937. Its Estate & Private Wealth group handles trust and estate planning, estate and trust administration, guardianships, conservatorships, and probate controversies.
Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Georgia
Free Georgia forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Georgia.
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Healthcare Power of Attorney
Georgia requires 2O.C.G.A. § 31-32-4Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not requiredO.C.G.A. § 31-32-4Verified Oct 15, 2026View source.
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Financial Power of Attorney
Georgia treats a power of attorney as durable by defaultO.C.G.A. §§ 10-6B-1 through 10-6B-81Verified Oct 22, 2026View source, and it is signed before 1O.C.G.A. §§ 10-6B-1 through 10-6B-81Verified Oct 21, 2026View source witness and a notary.
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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Georgia
Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Georgia: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Georgia.
What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?
An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Georgia runs $2,980Estimate: 10 hours at $298, Clio's Georgia Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $4,470Estimate: 15 hours at $298, Clio's Georgia Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source and a simple will $1,146Estimate: 3 hours at $382, Clio's Georgia Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $2,292Estimate: 6 hours at $382, Clio's Georgia Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
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How Do I Settle an Estate?
Settling an estate in Georgia: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 180 daysO.C.G.A. §§ 53-7-30, 53-7-31, 53-7-32, 53-7-33Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 3 monthsO.C.G.A. §§ 53-7-40, 53-7-41, 53-7-42, 53-7-43, 9-3-36Verified Oct 18, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.
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