Dedicated estate-planning and probate attorney Michael Smith, founder of Smith Barid, LLC, warns that families often face unexpected tax liabilities during probate due to overlooked income, capital ...

An estimated 375 of about 1,060 judges who sit on the bench in Georgia's probate, magistrate and municipal courts are not lawyers, according to statistics provided to the Daily Report this week by ...

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 ...

COOK CO., GA (WALB) - A Cook County probate judge was preparing Friday to try to help probate judges across Georgia prepare for the U.S. Supreme Court's potential ruling this Summer on gay marriage.

(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 ...

The widow of former Catoosa County, Ga., Probate Judge Gene Lowery will not seek his position, but it appears that a magistrate will. Stephen Keith said he plans to run for the seat in a special ...

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it approved the decision of the Judicial Qualifications Commission to accept the retirement of Monroe County Probate Judge Karen Pitman. Pitman, 50, sent a ...

The Supreme Court of Georgia permanently removed Twiggs County Probate Judge Kenneth Fowler in a ruling published this morning. Georgia's justices also barred Fowler from ever holding judical office ...