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 Wilcox 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.
Wilcox County probate filing office Guide
Fourth 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. Ala. Code 12-19-90 sets the statewide judge-of-probate fee schedule: probate of a will of not more than five pages (including three certified copies of letters and final settlement up to 10 pages) is $45.00, grant of letters of administration (with three certified copies, final settlement up to 10 pages) is $45.00, plus $3.00 per page over those limits. Local acts allow counties to charge different or additional amounts, and filing deposits vary by county - verify the current local fee schedule with the Wilcox County probate office before quoting filing, publication, copy, or recording totals.
Ala. Code 12-19-90 sets the statewide judge-of-probate fee schedule: probate of a will of not more than five pages (including three certified copies of letters and final settlement up to 10 pages) is $45.00, grant of letters of administration (with three certified copies, final settlement up to 10 pages) is $45.00, plus $3.00 per page over those limits. Local acts allow counties to charge different or additional amounts, and filing deposits vary by county - verify the current local fee schedule with the Wilcox County probate office before quoting filing, publication, copy, or recording totals.
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 (pa.alacourt.com) is Alabama's statewide on-demand portal for Unified Judicial System trial-court records (circuit and district courts) and charges per-case fees. Probate-court estate cases are maintained by the county Judge of Probate and are generally NOT included in this portal; confirm estate case records directly with the 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, whichever is later)
- Statute
- Ala. Code 43-2-350; 43-2-60; 43-2-61; 43-2-62
Related Proceedings
Property Recording
Source ↗Sources (10)
- https://www.sos.alabama.gov/city-county-lookup/wilcox
- https://eforms.alacourt.gov/probate-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-15/division-1/section-43-2-350/
- 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://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-43/chapter-8/article-7/division-2/section-43-8-161/
- https://pa.alacourt.com/
- https://wilcox.alacourt.gov/
- https://www.sos.alabama.gov/city-county-lookup