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Court Directory: http://www.state.ak.us/courts/courtdir.htm#valdez

Online: http://www.courtrecords.alaska.gov/pa/pa.urd/pamw6500.display

New Online system

Old Online system: http://orca.courts.state.ak.us/names/

Data current through December 31, 2005

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Arizona

Maricopa County
301 West Jackson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85003-2143
Phone: (602) 506-3271
FAX: (602) 506-5997

File area:
601 West Jackson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85003-2143
http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/docket/index.asp

Property Appraiser: www.maricopa.gov/Assessor/ParcelApplication/Default.aspx

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California

Outline sheet specific to California: http://www.masterres.com/7995/Without_fl/Html/ProbateinCalifornia.pdf

Alameda
1225 Fallon Street, Room 109
Oakland, CA
(510) 272-6799
http://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/courts/divs/probate/index.shtml

Butte

655 Oleander Avenue,
Chico, CA 95926
(530) 532-7017
http://www.buttecourt.ca.gov/

Contra Costa

(925) 646-2978

http://cc-courts.org/civilcms.htm

El Dorado

South Lake Tahoe
Civil/ Criminal/ Traffic/ Small Claims/Probate/ Family Law
1354 Johnson Blvd. #2
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Civil and Family Law - (530) 573-3075
http://eldocourtweb.eldoradocourt.org/

http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/countyclerk/ (Query)

Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Superior Court
Probate Department
(Central District)
Room 258
111 North Hill Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 974-5471
http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/Probate/

County Appraiser: http://assessor.lacounty.gov/extranet/DataMaps/Pais.aspx

Monterey
1200 Aguajito Rd.
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 647-5800
http://www.monterey.courts.ca.gov/

Nevada

201 Church Street
Nevada City, CA 95959
(530) 265-1294
http://court.co.nevada.ca.us/services/civil_probate/probate.htm

Orange County
Orange County Superior Court
Lamoreaux Justice Center
341 The City Drive
Orange, CA 92868

http://www.occourts.org/probate/

Placer

(530) 886-5600

http://www.placer.ca.gov/county-government/county-government.htm

Sacramento

3341 Power Inn Road
Sacramento, CA 95826
(916) 875-3400
Website: http://www.saccourt.com/

Online Records: http://www.saccourt.com/index/online_svcs.asp

County Appraiser: http://www.assessor.saccounty.net/index.html

Santa Clara County

191 N. First Street
San Jose CA 95113
(408) 882-2100
Court: http://www.sccaseinfo.org/
Property Apprasial: http://www.sccgov.org/channel/0,4770,chid%3D15030%26sid%3D10959,00.html%20

San Diego
(Two Courthouses)

Madge Bradley Building
1409 Fourth Ave
Third Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 687-2000

North County Regional Center
325 South Melrose
First Floor behind the Jury Lounge
Suite 1200
Vista, CA 92081
(760) 806-6150
http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/portal/page?_pageid=53,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

New case filing: http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/portal/page?_pageid=53,133352&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Notes online: http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/portal/page?_pageid=53,128302&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Index: http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/portal/page?_pageid=53,128294&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

County Appraiser: http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/arcc/services/propsales_search.html

San Bernardino
351 N. Arrowhead Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92415
909.387.3952

http://www.sbcounty.gov/courts/?hp=http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/courts/probate/proGenInfo.asp

Notes: http://www.sbcounty.gov/courts/?hp=http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/courts/probate/proGenInfo.asp

San Joaquin

222 E. Weber Avenue
Stockton, California, 95202

(209) 468-2843

http://www.stocktoncourt.org/courts/courts.htm

San Francisco
400 McAllister Street - Room 204
San Francisco, CA 94102-4514
(415) 551-4000
http://www.sfgov.org/site/courts_page.asp?id=3671

Online Records: www.sftc.org/

San Mateo County
Northern Branch
1050 Mission Road
South San Francisco, California

Southern Branch (Records)
400 County Center,
(formerly 401 Marshall Street)
Redwood City, California, 94063
(650) 363-4711
http://www.sanmateocourt.org/

Online records: http://www.sanmateocourt.org/midx/searchform4_tim.php

http://openaccess1.sanmateocourt.org/openaccess/CIVIL/

Tax Assessor: http://www.smcare.org/

Solano

707-421-6471

http://www.solanocourts.com

Sutter

Courthouse East Second Floor
463 Second St Rm 211 Yuba City CA 95991
(530) 822-7352 Press 8 to Reach a Clerk

www.suttercourts.com

Yolo

725 Court Street
Room 103
(530) 406-6704
http://www.yolocourts.com/faq_probate.html (Probate Notes)

Yuba

215 Fifth StreetSuite 200
Marysville, CA 95901
(530) 749-7600
http://www.yubacourts.org/index.htm

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Connecticut

All Jurisdictions

http://www.jud.state.ct.us/probate/

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Florida

Broward County
201 Southeast 6th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Monday thru Friday 8 AM to 4:30 PM
954-831-6565
Website: www.browardclerk.org/

Property Apprasier: www.bcpa.net/

Collier County Courthouse
3301 East Tamiami Trail
Bldg. L/5th Floor
P O Box 413044
Naples, FL 34112
Phone: (239) 732-2719 ext. 7449
http://www.clerk.collier.fl.us/Probate/probate.htm

Online Records: http://www.clerk.collier.fl.us/PLB/default.htm

County Appraiser: http://www.collierappraiser.com/

Duval County
330 E. Bay St.
Room 101
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 630-2053

Website: www.duvalclerk.com/ccWebsite2/pages/Index.aspx

Online records: www.duvalclerk.com/OnCoreWeb/

County Appraiser Website: www./fl-duval-taxcollector.governmax.com/collectmax/collect30.asp

Hillsborough County
Clerk of the Circuit Court
George E. Edgecomb Courthouse
1st Floor - County Civil, Domestic Violence, Family Law
2nd Floor - Appeals, Clerk's Administration, Court Operations, Jury Services, Mental Health, Probate, Guardianship, and Trust
5th Floor - Circuit Civil, Foreclosure
800 East Twiggs Street
Tampa, FL 33602
Website: http://www.hillsclerk.com/
Online database: http://publicrecord.hillsclerk.com/

Property Appraiser: http://www.hcpafl.org/www/index.html

Lee County

Justice Center

1700 Monroe Street

2nd floor

Ft. Myers, FL 33901

(239) 335-2529

Website: http://www.leeclerk.org/

Online Records: http://www.leeclerk.org/OR/Search.aspx

County Appraiser: http://www.leepa.org/

Martin County
Courthouse Stuart Office

Appraiser: http://paoweb.martin.fl.us/

Miami-Dade County
Dade County Courthouse
73 West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33130
Telephone: (305) 275-1155
Website: www.miami-dadeclerk.com

Property Apprasier: www.miamidade.gov/pa/

Monroe County
Website: www.clerk-of-the-court.com/default.asp

Property Appraiser: www.mcpafl.org/

Orange County
425 North Orange Ave., Suite 340
Orlando , Florida 32802
407-836-2058
http://orangeclerk.onetgov.net/service/

Online Records: http://orangeclerk.ocfl.net/eNACTWeb64/Logon.jsp

County Appraiser: http://www.ocpafl.org/

Palm Beach County
205 N. Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, Florida 33402
(561) 355-1685
Website: www.pbcountyclerk.com/

Property Appraiser: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/papa/

Pinellas County
PROBATE COURT RECORDS
315 Court Street, Room 106
Clearwater, FL 33756
Telephone: (727) 464-3321

Web: http://clerk.co.pinellas.fl.us/aspInclude2/ASPInclude.asp?pageName=probate.htm

Online: https://pubtitles.co.pinellas.fl.us/login/clerkloginx.jsp

Property Appraiser: http://www.pcpao.org/

Sarasota County Court
2000 Main Street
Sarasota, FL 34237
(941) 861-7400
http://www.sarasotaclerk.com/default.asp?Page=52

Online Records: http://www.clerk.co.sarasota.fl.us/oprapp/oprinq.asp

County Appraiser: http://www.sarasotaproperty.net/


Velucia County Court
101 N. Alabama
DeLand, FL 32724
(386) 736-5914
Online: http://www.clerk.org/

Property Appraiser: http://volusia.org/property/

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Cobb County

32 Waddell Street

Marietta, GA 30090

(770) 528-1900

Website: www.cobbcountyga.gov/judicial-index2005.htm

Property Appraiser: www.cobbtax.org/Forms/HtmlFrame.aspx?mode=content/mainpage_taxes.htm

Fulton County

141 Pryor Street

Atlanta, GA 30303

(404) 730-4694

Website: www.co.fulton.ga.us/services/services_detail_T27_R164.html

County Appraiser: www.fultonassessor.org/

Gwinnett County

75 Langley Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30045

770-822-8250

Website: www.gwinnettcourts.com/courts/procourt.htm

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Hawaii

Probate is on state level online search: http://hoohiki2.courts.state.hi.us/jud/Hoohiki/main.htm

Hawaii County
25 Aupuni St., Room 209
Hilo, HI 96720-4252
Telephone: (808) 961-8255

Honolulu County
Honolulu 1st Circuit Court
777 Punch Bowl Street
Honolulu, HI 96813-4533
Telephone: (808)539-4399

County Appraiser Search: http://www.honolulupropertytax.com/AddressSearch.asp?mnu=PSearch&submnu=Address

Kauai County
Kauai County Clerk
4396 Rice Street
Lihue, HI 96766-1337
Telephone: (808) 246-3330

Maui County
Maui County Office of the County Clerk
200 S. High St.
Wailuku, HI 96793-2155
Telephone: (808) 243-7825

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Kootenai County Court

Kootenai County Recorder
501 Government Way
Coer D' Alene ID 83814
(208) 769-4400

Website: www.co.kootenai.id.us/departments/recorder/

Property Search: www.co.kootenai.id.us/departments/recorder/

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Cook County Court
Circuit Court of Cook County
50 West Washington Street, Suite 1200
Chicago, Illinois 60602
312-603-7545
Online Records: www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/Terms/Case_Snapshot_Intro/case_snapshot_intro.htm

County Property Appraiser: http://www.cookcountyassessor.com/index.asp

DuPaige County Court
505 N. County Farm Road
Room 2015
Wheaton, IL 60187
630-407-8818

Website: http://www.dupageco.org/courts/index.cfm

Appraiser: http://www.dupageco.org/soa/generic.cfm?doc_id=346

Recorder: http://www.dupageco.org/recorder/

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Indiana

Marion County Superior (Probate Division)

City-County Building, T-1721

200 E. Washington Street

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

(317) 327-5063

Website: http://www.indygov.org/eGov/County/Clerk/Court/Probate/home.htm

Online records: https://www.civicnet.net/apps/civil/courts/civil_ia

County Appraiser: http://www.indygov.org/eGov/County/Assessors/home.htm

Property tax search:

http://www.civicnet.net/demo/property/page2a.html

St. Joe County

Probate court
1000 South Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46601 [map]
Pho: (574) 235-5378
Fax: (574) 235-5382
http://www.in.gov/judiciary/stjoseph/

Township Assessor: http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/township_assessors.htm

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Kansas
State Website: http://www.accesskansas.org/services-listing.html#legal_court

Wyandotte County Court
710 North 7th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
(913) 573-2834

Court Website: http://www.wycokck.org/gen/wyco_generated_pages/District_Court_m1392.html

Property Appraiser: http://www.wycokck.org/gen/wyco_generated_pages/Search_Property_m1402.html

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Massachusetts

Suffolk County Probate Court
24 New Chardon Street
3rd floor
Boston, MA 02114
617.788.8300

Massachusetts Online Probate Resources
www.mass.gov/courts

Massachusetts Guide to Estate Taxes
http://www.massdor.com/publ/pdfs/estate03.pdf

Directory to Court Locations
http://www.mass-doc.com/probate_court_dir.htm

Boston Property Appraiser
http://www.cityofboston.gov/assessing/search/

Directory of Towns and County Appraiser
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/rod/rodlst/lstidx.htm

Middlesex County
Probate and Family Court Department
Middlesex County Division
208 Cambridge Street
P.O. Box 410480
East Cambridge, MA 02141-0006
http://www.mass.gov/courts/courtsandjudges/courts/middprobmain.html

County Registry of Deeds
Northern Region
Southern Region

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Michigan

Michigan Probate Courts
http://www.courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/tlinks.htm#probate

Michigan Probate Registers
http://www.courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/general/probateregisters.pdf

Inghan Probate Court
313 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48933
483-6300
http://www.ingham.org/cc/Probate.htm

Barry County
220 W. Court Hastings..
Probate Court (269) 948-4842

Clare County
225 West Main Street, P.O. Box 438
Harrison, MI 48625
989-539-7109
http://www.clareco.net

Clinton County
Suite 4300
St. Johns, MI 48879
PH:(989)224-5190
FAX:(989)224-5102
probatect@clinton-county.org
http://www.clinton-county.org/prob-juv/probate_court.htm

Eaton County
1045 Independence Blvd.
Charlotte, MI 48813
(517) 543-7500
http://www.eatoncountycourts.org/courts.html

Ingrham County
313 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 483-6300 Fax: (517) 483-6150
http://ingham.org/PR/Default.htm

Ionia County
100 Main Street
Ionic, MI 48846
616-527-5326
http://www.ioniacounty.org/Probate/Probate_home.asp

Ottawa County
12120 Fillmore Street
West Olive, MI 49460
Main Phone Number: (616) 786-4110 FAX (616) 738-4624
http://www.co.ottawa.mi.us/Courts/Probate/probate.htm

Wexford County

503 S. Garfield Street, Cadillac, MI 49601
Phone: (231) 779-9510 - Fax: (231) 779-9485
http://www.wexfordcounty.org/courts_probate.phpp

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Hennepin County Government Center
Room C-400
300 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55487
(612)348-3244

Website: http://www.courts.state.mn.us/districts/fourth/Probate/pcmain.htm

County Appraiser: http://www2.co.hennepin.mn.us/pins/index.jsp

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Circuit court website: http://www.courts.mo.gov/circuits/index.nsf

415 East 12th Street

9th Floor

Kansas City, Missouri

64106-2706

816-881-3755

Online records: http://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/base/welcome.do

County Appraiser: http://www.qpublic.net/jackson/

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Clark County

District Court Office
Regional Justice Center
200 Lewis Avenue, 3rd Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89155-1601
Telephone 702-671-0500

Website: www.co.clark.nv.us/clerk/clerkhome.htm

Online search: http://courtgate.coca.co.clark.nv.us:8490/DistrictCourt/asp/CaseNo.asp

County appraiser: www.co.clark.nv.us/assessor/Disclaim.htm

New Hampshire Online Probate Resources
http://www.courts.state.nh.us/probate/index.htm

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Recommended website for property search for NYC: http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/choose_locale.html

New York State Unified Court System
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/home.htm

New York City Register/Department of Finance
66 John Street
13th Floor
New York, NY
212-361-7550

Website: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/home/home.shtml

Property Search: http://nycserv.nyc.gov/nycproperty/nynav/jsp/selectbbl.jsp

Surrogate's Court
New York County (Manhattan)
31 Chambers Street
New York, NY 10007
212-374-8287

Website: http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/1jd/surrogates/

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Oklahoma

Lake County
125 East 8 Avenue
Eugene, Oklanhoma 97401
541/682.4020

Website: http://www.ojd.state.or.us/lan/probate/index.htm

Oklahoma County
Website: www.oscn.net

Oklahoma county assessor

Website: www.oklahomacounty.org/assessor/

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Outline sheet specific to Ohio: www.masterres.com/7995/Without_fl/Html/Ohioprobateprocess.doc
Ohio courts: www.probatect.org/ohioprobatecourts/courtlinks.htm

Clermont County

2340 Clermont Center Drive, Ste. 100
Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 732-7243

www.probatect.org/ohioprobatecourts/links/clermont.html

Online research: www.probatect.org/case_search/index.htm

County Appraiser www.clermontauditorrealestate.org/Home.asp?mnu=Home

Hamilton County

230 East Ninth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202

513-946-3591

www.probatect.org/index.htm

Online records: www.probatect.org/case_search/index.htm

County Appraiser www.hamiltoncountyauditor.org/

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Khalamath County

305 Main Street
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
800-377-6094

http://www.ojd.state.or.us/ojin/index.htm

Multnomah County
1120 SW 3rd Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
503.988.3957

Website: www.ojd.state.or.us/mul/index.html

Property Records: http://www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?articleid=1055

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King County

District Court Office

Regional Justice Center

200 Lewis Avenue, 3rd Floor

Las Vegas, NV 89155-1601

Telephone 702-671-0500

Website: www.co.clark.nv.us/clerk/clerkhome.htm

Online search: www.courtgate.coca.co.clark.nv.us:8490/DistrictCourt/asp/CaseNo.asp

County appraiser: www.co.clark.nv.us/assessor/Disclaim.htm

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Klamath County

305 Main Street
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
800-377-6094

http://www.ojd.state.or.us/ojin/index.htm

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Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County
Orphans Court Administration
Broad and Market Streets
Probate File Room 180
Orphan Records 413
Philadelphia, PA. 19107
215-686-7000

Online: www.courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/orphans/orphanscourtdescription.html

Online Records: www.fjdweb2.phila.gov/fjd/zk_fjd_public_qry_11.zp_orphans_idx

Property Appraiser: www.brtweb.phila.gov/disclaimer.aspx?st=ad

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Texas

Dallas County Records Building
500 Main Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
214 653-7236

Online: www.dallascad.org

Harris County Court
Family Law Center
1115 Congress
Houston, Texas 77002
www.co.harris.tx.us/

Travis County Court
1000 Guadalupe Room 217
Austin, Texas 78767
http://www.co.travis.tx.us/probate/default.asp

Online: http://deed.co.travis.tx.us/search.aspx?cabinet=probate

County Tax Accessor: http://www.traviscountytax.org/

Williamson County Court
Williamson County Justice Center
405 MLK, 2^nd Floor
Georgetown, TX 78626
(512) 943-1150
http://www.williamson-county.org/Clerk/court.html

Online Records: https://deed.wilco.org/init.asp?rtn=/Default.asp

County Property Appraiser: http://wcportals.wilco.org/tax_assessor/property/index.htm

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Utah

Salt Lake City County Court
333 South 200 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801-535-6300

Online Database: http://historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes/index.htm

County Appraiser: http://www.assessor.slco.org/

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City of Hampton
101 king's Way Mall
Hampton, Virginia 23669-0040
757-727-6826

Property Appraiser
http://198.252.241.11/realinfo/

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Spokane County Court House
Superior Court - Probate and Guardianship
Floor 3
1116 West Broadway Avenue
Spokane, WA 99260
(509) 477-2211

Online: www.spokanecounty.org/clerk/probateGuardianship.aspx

County Appraser: www.spokanecounty.org/Assessor/

King County Courthouse
516 - 3rd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 296-9100
Fax: (206) 296-0986

Online: www.metrokc.gov/kcsc/kcch.htm
Online Records: www.metrokc.gov/kcscc/

County Appraiser: www.metrokc.gov/assessor/

Pierce County Superior Court
930 Tacoma Ave S Rm 534
Tacoma, WA 98402-2108
253-798-3654

Website: http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/supct/abtussup.htm
Online database: http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/cfapps/linx/Search.cfm

County Appraiser: http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/cfapps/atr/epip/search.cfm

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Wisconsin
All county listings: www.wcca.wicourts.gov/reportList.xsl

Milwaukee County
Robert R. Knoll
901 North 9th Street

Room 207
Milwaukee, WI 53233

(414)278-4444

Online database: www.wcca.wicourts.gov/index.xsl

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