Probate and Recording Deeds in Cobb County (Marietta), Georgia

Where to file a will or open probate, and where to record a deed, in Cobb County (Marietta) — with the state rules that apply.

Probate court

Cobb County Probate Court

Address: 32 Waddell Street, Marietta, GA 30090

Phone: (770) 528-1900

Recording deeds

Cobb County Superior Court Clerk - Real Estate

E-recording: yes - real estate documents are eFiled only through the Clerks' Authority portal https://efile.gsccca.org (self-filers must eFile with ID verification) (https://superiorcourtclerk.cobbcounty.gov/real-estate-information/)

Georgia rules that apply

Probate steps	Main steps: file a petition in the probate court of the county where the decedent lived (to probate a will in common or solemn form, or for letters of administration if there is no will); the court issues letters to the executor or administrator (with bond unless excused); publish notice to creditors once a week for four weeks, starting within 60 days after qualifying; prepare an inventory and file it with the court, and mail copies to beneficiaries or heirs, within six months after qualifying (unless waived or relieved); pay debts and distribute property; petition for discharge. The Council of Probate Court Judges publishes standard forms for each petition. Official code not freely readable online; text verified on a public code mirror (code year 2024). Source: O.C.G.A. §§ 53-7-41, 53-7-30; Georgia Probate Court Standard Forms
Signing and recording a deed	A deed to land must be in writing, signed by the grantor, and attested by two witnesses: an officer (such as a notary public, a judge of a court of record, or a court clerk) and a second, unofficial witness. It must be delivered to the buyer. Notaries and judges of courts of record may attest anywhere; other officers only in their own county. Recording office, transfer tax and transfer form rules are set in other sections. Official code not freely readable online; text verified on a public code mirror (code year 2024). Source: O.C.G.A. §§ 44-5-30, 44-2-15

Probate steps

Main steps: file a petition in the probate court of the county where the decedent lived (to probate a will in common or solemn form, or for letters of administration if there is no will); the court issues letters to the executor or administrator (with bond unless excused); publish notice to creditors once a week for four weeks, starting within 60 days after qualifying; prepare an inventory and file it with the court, and mail copies to beneficiaries or heirs, within six months after qualifying (unless waived or relieved); pay debts and distribute property; petition for discharge. The Council of Probate Court Judges publishes standard forms for each petition.

Official code not freely readable online; text verified on a public code mirror (code year 2024).

Source: O.C.G.A. §§ 53-7-41, 53-7-30; Georgia Probate Court Standard Forms

Signing and recording a deed

A deed to land must be in writing, signed by the grantor, and attested by two witnesses: an officer (such as a notary public, a judge of a court of record, or a court clerk) and a second, unofficial witness. It must be delivered to the buyer. Notaries and judges of courts of record may attest anywhere; other officers only in their own county.

Recording office, transfer tax and transfer form rules are set in other sections. Official code not freely readable online; text verified on a public code mirror (code year 2024).

Source: O.C.G.A. §§ 44-5-30, 44-2-15

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