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 LOWNDES COUNTY PROBATE COURT
JUDGE
CHIEF CLERK
LICENSED DIVISION
- Senior Deputy Clerk Barbara Pollock
- Deputy Clerk Mary Carter
ESTATE DIVISION
- Senior Deputy Clerk Sara Crittenden
- Deputy Clerk Karen Boelig
CONTACT THIS COURT AT 229-671-2650 FOR UPDATED INFORMATION CONCERNING NEW LAWS/POLICIES
COURT INFORMATION
- Hours of Operation
8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Requests for marriage licenses and firearms licenses should be made by 4:30 PM
- Address
100 E. Central Avenue
Lowndes County Courthouse – Room 105
Valdosta, Georgia 31601
- Contact Information
229-671-2650
- Safety
For the safety and protection of all, the Lowndes County Courthouse is a secured facility. The sole public entrance is on the Central Avenue side of the Courthouse. All persons entering the Courthouse and all packages, purses, briefcases brought into the Courthouse are subject to being searched.
JURISDICTION
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The Probate Court of this county handles all traditional probate matters only. This Court does not handle Traffic, Elections, Vital Records or Game and Fish Law Violation cases. Elections are governed by the Lowndes County Board of Elections. Traffic Cases and Game and Fish Law Violations are governed by the Lowndes County State Court. Vital Records are handled through the Lowndes County Health Department.
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF THE PROBATE COURT
- Decedent’s Estates – Probate of Wills, Administration of Estates, Etc.
- Guardianships of Minors and Incapacitated Adults
- Issuance of Marriage Licenses
- Issuance of Firearms Licenses
- Involuntary Intervention – Mental Health and Substance Abuse
- Review of Accountings, Inventories for Guardianships and Estates
- Issuance of Veterans’ Business Licenses
- Issuance of Fireworks Permits
- Occasional Limited Amendments on Birth Records
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