Richmond County probate.

Richmond County Probate Court

735 James Brown Boulevard, Suite 1000, Augusta, GA 30901

County seat: Augusta. Population ≈ 205,000 (consolidated Augusta–Richmond). Caseload tier: moderate.

Consolidated city-county docket. Uncontested matters typically resolve in 5–8 weeks. Contested matters tied to Augusta National-adjacent property values or large medical-district family estates can run longer.

Contested matters (challenged wills, heir disputes, missing heirs) can run 12–24 months regardless of county. The numbers above are for uncontested probate.

Standard Georgia filing fee range. The Augusta Chronicle is the typical legal organ for the four-week creditor notice. Richmond accepts e-filing for most petitions.

Statewide, initial probate filing fees fall in the $150–$300 range, with letters issuance fees of $80–$120 on top. Notice to creditors is published in the county's legal organ for four consecutive weeks and starts a three-month claim window. The attorney we match you with will confirm the current numbers before you file.

Richmond County is large. We focus on these communities most:

• Downtown Augusta
• Summerville
• The Hill
• Forest Hills
• National Hills
• West Augusta
• Westside
• Hephzibah
• Blythe
• Lake Olmstead
• Olde Town

Don't see yours? We still serve it — this list is where we have the most volume, not the limit of where we work.

1. 1.

   Military-connected estates from Fort Eisenhower service members and retirees who bought in Forest Hills or West Augusta; spouse survivor cases benefit from Year's Support analysis.

2. 2.

   Medical-professional family estates with multi-state assets (MCG/AU connections to other medical centers); ancillary probate often required.

3. 3.

   Augusta National-adjacent properties in National Hills where multi-decade appreciation makes step-up basis a material factor in keep-vs-sell decisions.

Two persistent case profiles dominate Augusta–Richmond probate: military-connected estates tied to Fort Eisenhower (formerly Fort Gordon, plus the Cyber Center of Excellence growth wave), and medical-professional families connected to Medical College of Georgia / Wellstar MCG Health. Augusta National-adjacent properties carry valuations that make step-up basis material for any sale decision. Out-of-state adult children are common because Augusta sends a lot of college graduates to Atlanta and Charlotte.

We also serve every county that borders Richmond:

• Columbia County
• Burke County
• Jefferson County
• McDuffie County