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 filing office contact details, administrative orders, e-filing rules, and hearing logistics for Escambia 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.
Escambia County probate filing office Guide
Twenty-First Judicial Circuit of Alabama · probate filing office information · Updated June 2026
Filing & Fees
Fee Schedule Signals
Probate Filing Fees
Specific fee amounts are not available for this county. Alabama's statewide base probate fee schedule (Ala. Code 12-19-90) sets $45.00 for probate of a will of not more than five pages (including three certified copies of letters testamentary) and $45.00 for grant of letters of administration (including three certified copies of letters and final settlement of not more than 10 pages), with $3.00 for each additional page. Local acts in many counties add county-specific charges on top of the statewide schedule, and court costs, recording, certified-copy, and publication charges also apply. Verify the current total with the county probate office before relying on a figure.
Alabama's statewide base probate fee schedule (Ala. Code 12-19-90) sets $45.00 for probate of a will of not more than five pages (including three certified copies of letters testamentary) and $45.00 for grant of letters of administration (including three certified copies of letters and final settlement of not more than 10 pages), with $3.00 for each additional page. Local acts in many counties add county-specific charges on top of the statewide schedule, and court costs, recording, certified-copy, and publication charges also apply. Verify the current total with the county probate office before relying on a figure.
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
Use this county-linked source to check live court-record information when available. Search results may not include every probate record.
Alacourt ACCESS is the Administrative Office of Courts' statewide portal for Alabama trial-court records (circuit and district courts in all 67 counties); it requires an account and charges per-case fees. Probate-court estate case records are maintained by the county Judge of Probate and may not appear in Alacourt. Confirm estate case details directly with the Escambia County Probate Office.
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 (9)
- https://www.escambiacountyal.gov/
- https://www.sos.alabama.gov/city-county-lookup/escambia
- 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/