Probate Court

Opening of Estates/Letters Granted

This document, issued by Court Clerk, Probate Division is to notify creditors of the authority of a personal representative of an estate to receive or recover credits owing to the deceased, or to pay the debts to which the deceased is obliged to pay This notice runs once a week for four consecutive weeks.

Small Estate

Is for estate under $40,000. This notice runs once a week for two weeks.

Final Settlement

Closing of an estate. This publications runs once a week for four consecutive weeks.

Statement of Account

The Independent personal representative submits a complete accounting of all receipts and disbursements of the probate assets in a decedent estate. This publications runs once a week for four consecutive weeks.

Termination of Parent Rights

Notification to parent or guardian that cannot be served, that a hearing will be held to determine parental rights or the termination thereof. Runs once a week for four weeks.

Care and Custody of Minor

Notification to parent or guardian that cannot be served, that a hearing will be held to determine the care and custory of a minor child. Runs once a week for four weeks.

Guardianship of Minor

Notification to parent or guardian that cannot be served, that a hearing will be held to determine guardianship of minor. Runs once a week for four weeks.

Determination of Heirship

When one cannot find or doesn’t know whom the rightful heirs are in a decedent’s estate, a publication to determine heirs is published.

Notice to Creditors

A notice that is published, notifying creditors of a trust that they have a specified time to submit claims to the representative of a trust, usually a bank. This notice runs once a week for four consecutive weeks.