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Oconee County Probate Court
P.O. Box 54 ~
23 North Main Street, Room 304
Watkinsville, Georgia 30677
Phone: 706-769-3936
~ Fax: 706-769-3934
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
probate@oconee.ga.us
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TO OCONEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Court Personnel:
Probate Court Judge
David Anglin,
Administrative Probate Clerk Ginny King, Probate Clerk Sheila
Hicks, Senior Traffic Clerk Debbie Turner, Traffic Clerk Linda
Harrell, Office Assistant Migdai Marin.
Court Jurisdiction: wills, estates, guardianships,
marriage licenses, firearms licenses, vital records, misdemeanor
traffic offenses, misdemeanor marijuana offenses, underage
possession of alcohol offenses, and game & fish offenses
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
INFORMATION
Traffic Violations: When paying a
traffic fine by mail, please include your name,
citation number and/or driver's license number
along with payment. Payments must be in
the form of a money order or other certified
funds and made payable to Oconee County Probate
Court.
NO CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED!
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MISDEMEANOR
VIOLATIONS & FINES INFORMATION
(PDF FORMAT)
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GEORGIA'S NEW SUPER SPEEDER LAW
WEAPONS
CARRY LICENSE INFORMATION
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NEW WEAPONS CARRY
LICENSE INFORMATION (PDF)**
WILLS,
ESTATES & GUARDIANSHIPS
The
Probate Court has exclusive jurisdiction over
Wills, Estates and Guardianships. Court
records, which date back to 1875, are retained
in the court vault. Most records are
public record and the public is invited to
conduct research during office hours.
In
the probate of a will, the domicile of the
testator at death, shall give jurisdiction to the
probate court of that county. The domicile of the
deceased who was in the care of a nursing home or
other similar facility at the time of death shall
be presumed to be the county in which the deceased
was domiciled immediately before entering the
nursing home or other facility.
In
the appointment of a guardian of a minor, the
county in which the minor is found, shall give
jurisdiction to the probate court of that county.
In the
appointment of a guardian of an incapacitated
adult, the county in which the incapacitated adult
resides, shall give jurisdiction to the probate
court of that county.
If
you have any legal questions or concerns regarding
an estate or guardianship matter, you may want to
consult with an attorney.
For
Standard Probate Court Forms and other information
click on the following site:
www.gaprobate.org.
If
you reside in Oconee County and would like to file
your Last Will & Testament for safe-keeping,
the Oconee County Probate Court can provide this
service for a one time fee of $15.00.
Upon
filing your will for safe-keeping, you will be
required to seal it in an envelope and sign and
date its entry into the court's record book. Once
it has been filed, it will be kept in the court
vault for safe-keeping, and no one but you or your
personal representative will be allowed to
withdraw it - WILLS FILED FOR SAFE-KEEPING ARE
NOT PUBLIC RECORD.
MARRIAGE
LICENSE INFORMATION
Marriage license
applications are accepted in our office Monday thru Friday from 8:00
am to 4:30 pm.
Applicants
must apply in person and present one of the following forms of
identification which contains applicant’s full name and date of
birth : driver’s license, birth certificate, passport, immigration
papers, alien papers, citizenship papers, armed forces discharge
papers, armed forces identification papers.
Applicants can apply for a
marriage license in any Probate Court in Georgia,
provided at least one of the applicants is a
resident of Georgia. If neither applicant is a
resident of Georgia, the couple must apply in the
county where the ceremony will be performed.
Applicants must be at least 18
years of age. If either applicant is 16 or 17 years
of age, parental consent will be required to obtain
a marriage license. No license can be issued to any
person under the age of 16.
If either applicant had a
previous marriage, documentation must be submitted
at the time of applying, which indicates how the
previous marriage was dissolved (divorce decree,
death certificate, etc.)
If the
applicants have completed a six hour premarital
education program, the cost of the license is
$26.00.
Click here to download a certification form
or, to pick up a form, please visit the Probate
Court office.
If the applicants have
not completed such a program, the cost of the
license is $66.00.
Personal checks are accepted.
VITAL RECORDS INFORMATION
The Oconee
County Judge of Probate Court is the custodian
of vital records which include birth and death
records. Records are retained in the
Probate Court and date back to 1875.
Certified copies of birth and death records may
be obtained at a cost of $25 for the first copy
and $5 for each copy thereafter.
A record of birth should be filed in the county
where the individual was born. A record of
death should be filed in the county where the
individual was pronounced dead.
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