The following is a partial list of probate courts: ===
England and Wales=== •
Prerogative court—former •
Court of Probate—former •
High Court of Justice Family Division—current ===
State courts of the
United States=== •
California Superior Court •
Connecticut—
Connecticut Probate Courts (a system of 54 probate court districts) •
Delaware—Office of
Register of Wills •
District of Columbia—
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Probate Division •
Florida Florida Circuit Court, County Comptroller's Office •
Georgia—Probate Court formerly known as the Court of Ordinary (judge formally known as
ordinary) •
Maryland—County Orphans' Courts, •
Missouri—conducted by
Circuit Courts, some of which have separate probate divisions, Office of
Public Administrator •
New Hampshire—
New Hampshire Probate Court •
New Jersey—
New Jersey Superior Court, Chancery Division, Probate Part,
Surrogate's Court (judges known as
surrogates), Surrogate's Office •
New York—
New York Surrogate's Court (judges known as
surrogates) •
Ohio—conducted by
Courts of Common Pleas, Family and Probate Divisions, Probate Court •
Pennsylvania—Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas, Office of Register of Wills •
Texas—see
Judiciary of Texas; the county court handles probate matters in most instances, but its jurisdiction may overlap with the district court. Also, in ten specific counties the
Texas Legislature has established one or more Probate Courts to handle probate matters, removing them from county or district court jurisdiction. •
Vermont—
Probate Courts, one in each of
Vermont's 14 counties •
Virginia—
Virginia Circuit Court ===
Canada=== •
New Brunswick—
Probate Court of New Brunswick •
Nova Scotia—
Probate Court of Nova Scotia • All other provinces are constitutionally required to process probate through their superior courts as per
section 96 of the
Constitution Act, 1867. •
Ontario—
Ontario Surrogate's Court ==References==