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 Lowndes 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.
Lowndes County probate filing office Guide
Second 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. Exact current Lowndes County local add-on, summary distribution, recording, and copy amounts were not captured from an official county fee schedule in this pass - verify the current total with the Lowndes County Probate Court 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. Exact current Lowndes County local add-on, summary distribution, recording, and copy amounts were not captured from an official county fee schedule in this pass - verify the current total with the Lowndes County Probate Court 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 statewide pay-per-search public portal for Alabama trial court records (circuit and district court criminal, civil, small claims, traffic, domestic relations, and child support cases; name or case-number search $9.99). It does not list probate court case types, so county probate estate cases are generally NOT searchable there - probate records are kept by the county Judge of Probate. Confirm estate case details with the county Probate Court.
Timelines & Proceedings
Deadlines & Creditor Claims
Key Deadlines
- Will Deposit
- Verify locally
- Creditor Claims
- 6 months
Creditor Claims
- Period Starts
- grant of letters
- Statute
- Ala. Code 43-2-350; 43-2-60; 43-2-61; 43-2-62
Related Proceedings
Property Recording
Source ↗Sources (8)
- https://judicial.alabama.gov/Library/Forms
- 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-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/
- https://lowndes-al.gov/government/departments/probate_office/index.php
- https://lowndes.alacourt.gov/
- https://pa.alacourt.com/default.aspx
- https://www.sos.alabama.gov/city-county-lookup/probate-judges