Use This County Probate Reference Before You File
This page is built for the detailed county-level checks that generic probate guides usually miss: local filing fees, Probate Court contact details, administrative orders, e-filing rules, and hearing logistics for Baldwin County.
Local Fee Schedule
Review county-specific probate filing charges before you estimate total case cost.
Court Rules and Orders
Check the local rules, judge procedures, and administrative orders that can change how a case moves.
Clerk and Filing Logistics
Confirm where to file, whether e-filing is allowed, and how hearings or notices are handled locally.
Baldwin County Probate Court Guide
Twenty-Eighth Judicial Circuit of Alabama · Probate Court information · Updated June 2026
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Filing & Fees
Fee Schedule Signals
Probate Filing Fees
Specific fee amounts are not available for this county. Baldwin County's published estate filing fees: probate of a will is $58.00 for wills of 5 pages or less (with no minors or incompetents and all heir consents), letters of administration with will annexed and administration without a will are each $68.00, plus $3.00 for each page over 5 pages. Settlement papers of 10 pages or less are filed at no charge; longer settlements run $3.00 per extra page plus a $5.00 data processing fee and a $5.00 archive fee. Ancillary administration of a foreign will is $58.00 for wills of 5 pages or less. Additional court costs, recording, certified-copy, and publication charges can apply - verify the current full fee schedule with the Baldwin County Probate Office before filing.
Baldwin County's published estate filing fees: probate of a will is $58.00 for wills of 5 pages or less (with no minors or incompetents and all heir consents), letters of administration with will annexed and administration without a will are each $68.00, plus $3.00 for each page over 5 pages. Settlement papers of 10 pages or less are filed at no charge; longer settlements run $3.00 per extra page plus a $5.00 data processing fee and a $5.00 archive fee. Ancillary administration of a foreign will is $58.00 for wills of 5 pages or less. Additional court costs, recording, certified-copy, and publication charges can apply - verify the current full fee schedule with the Baldwin County Probate Office before filing.
Required Documents
- Death certificate
Verify whether the county requires a certified copy for the selected filing.
- Original will and codicils
Original will handling depends on whether a will exists and the selected probate path. Summary distribution requires a self-proved will (Ala. Code 43-8-132 or 43-8-133) if a will exists.
E-Filing & Filing Methods
Records portal
Check live court-record information when available. Search results may not include every probate record. An account may be required.
Timelines & Proceedings
Deadlines & Creditor Claims
Key Deadlines
- Will Deposit
- Verify locally
- Creditor Claims
- 6 months
- Known Creditor Notice
- 30 days
Creditor Claims
- Period Starts
- grant of letters (or five months from first publication of notice to creditors, whichever is later)
- Statute
- Ala. Code 43-2-350
Related Proceedings
Property Recording
Source ↗Sources (10)
- https://baldwincountyal.gov/government/probate-office
- https://baldwincountyal.gov/government/probate-office/contact-us
- https://baldwincountyal.gov/government/probate-office/judge-of-probate-court/filing-fees/estate-filing-fees
- https://judicial.alabama.gov/Library/Forms
- https://pa.alacourt.com/
- https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-19/article-3/division-3/section-12-19-90/
- https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-43/chapter-2/article-15/division-1/section-43-2-350/
- https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-43/chapter-8/article-7/division-2/section-43-8-161/
- https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-43/chapter-2/article-18/division-10/section-43-2-691/
- https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-43/chapter-2/article-18/division-10/section-43-2-692/