Probate in Rutherford County

Probate Court Record

Rutherford County Probate Court (County Clerk's Office)

Rutherford County · 16th Judicial District

Hours

Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM; Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Office

319 North Maple Street, Suite 121, Murfreesboro, TN 37130

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Verified October 16, 2026 · Source

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Conservatorship Firms Serving Rutherford County

Franklin probate and estate practice serving Williamson, Davidson and Rutherford counties. Shanone Emmack assists executors in administering estates under court supervision and litigates will contests, executor and beneficiary conflicts, breach of fiduciary duty claims and partition of inherited property. She also handles conservatorships, including emergency conservatorships.

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Higgins Estate Group works from Hart Street in Nashville and appears regularly in the Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner probate courts. It handles full and small estate administration, muniment of title and creditor claims, with no upfront probate costs for qualified estates, and litigates will contests, executor misconduct and partition actions.

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Harris Shelton keeps a Covington office in Tipton County beside its Memphis, Brentwood and Oxford, Mississippi offices. Its trusts and estates group represents fiduciaries and families after a death in probate administration, fiduciary and estate tax compliance, will contests, estate and trust litigation, and conservatorships.

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Mason & Associates practices from Gallatin in Sumner County, serving clients throughout Tennessee and Kentucky in elder law and estate planning only. It handles probate and trust administration, with a free 30-minute probate consultation by phone, in person or by video, and conservatorship petitions. Jake Mason is board-certified in both elder law and estate planning.

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Mobley & Gontarek practices from Nashville and serves clients throughout Tennessee. It settles complex estates and trusts, prepares federal and state estate tax returns, handles estate tax audits, and litigates will contests, undue-influence and elective-share claims and trust disputes for fiduciaries and beneficiaries. Jeff Mobley is an ACTEC Fellow and co-author of the Pritchard wills treatise.

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Parham Estate Law has offices in Memphis and Henderson, serving Shelby, Fayette, Madison and Chester counties and probate clients throughout Tennessee. It guides executors and administrators from appointment and bond through creditors, taxes, distribution and the final accounting, and represents them when beneficiaries dispute the administration.

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