The judge of the probate court shall keep his office and all things belonging thereto at the county site and at the courthouse unless impracticable from any cause, in which case the office may be kept at some other designated place not more than two miles therefrom, of which public notice must be given. History. […]
Notwithstanding any other law, in all counties having a population in excess of 400,000 according to the United States decennial census of 1990 or any future such census, where the governing authority of the county has established and constructed one or more permanent satellite courthouses within the county and has designated each structure as a […]
The probate court shall be held at the place prescribed for the superior court or in the office of the judge of the probate court in each county, by the judge thereof, on the first Monday in January, April, July, and October and shall continue in session from day to day as the business of […]
The office of the judge of the probate court shall be open to conduct business a minimum of 40 hours each week as determined by the judge of the probate court. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to require any office of the judge of the probate court to be open: On any […]
If, for any reason, the judge of the probate court fails to hold court at the regular term or at any special term or if the business of the court requires it, the judge or his clerk may adjourn the court to such time as he may think proper. The adjournment shall be entered on […]
The judge of the probate court may appoint some fit and proper person to open and adjourn his court in the absence of an officer to do so. History. Ga. L. 1861, p. 56, § 1; Code 1868, § 4051; Code 1873, § 4122; Code 1882, § 4122; Civil Code 1895, § 4262; Civil Code […]
Every application made to the judge of the probate court for the granting of any order shall be by verified petition in writing, stating the ground of such application and the order sought. Unless otherwise provided by law, if service of notice of such petition, other than by citation published in the official newspaper of […]
In any of the proceedings specified in this Code section with respect to which no citation is required to be published, notice of an application to the judge of the probate court for the granting of an order may, instead of stating the time of the hearing as provided in Code Section 15-9-86 and other […]
The order of the judge of the probate court or other documents in the record shall recite the names of the persons so notified and shall reflect compliance with the provisions required. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 4015; Code 1868, § 4044; Code 1873, § 4115; Code 1882, § 4115; Civil Code 1895, § 4255; […]
All objections or caveats to an order sought shall be in writing and verified, setting forth the grounds of such caveat. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 4016; Code 1868, § 4045; Code 1873, § 4116; Code 1882, § 4116; Civil Code 1895, § 4256; Civil Code 1910, § 4814; Code 1933, § 24-2107; Ga. L. […]
The petition and caveat shall be amendable at all times and in every particular. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 4016; Code 1868, § 4045; Code 1873, § 4116; Code 1882, § 4116; Civil Code 1895, § 4256; Civil Code 1910, § 4814; Code 1933, § 24-2108.
The Supreme Court of Georgia is authorized to adopt rules governing the use of forms in the probate courts and standard forms to be used in proceedings before the probate courts. Any such rules and forms shall be in such a manner as to facilitate the use of word processing and computer technology. The rules […]
