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The official probate forms index

Every form on this page is published by a court, and every one of them is free. Probatly does not sell forms and does not host copies — it links you to the court’s own hub and names the form numbers, so you can go straight to the right document and check that you have the current version.

Never pay a form seller for a probate form. The blank forms that open, run and close an estate are published free by the courts that require them — the same forms, word for word, that form-selling sites charge for. If a site asks you to pay for a blank court form, close the tab and use the official hub for your state below. What can legitimately cost money is advice about your estate, from a licensed attorney in your state — never the blank form itself.

The states differ sharply. Some — California, Ohio, North Carolina and Georgia among them — run one mandatory statewide set used in every county. Others split the job between state rules and county packets, and one state in this index publishes no statewide library at all. Each section below says which position its state is in, honestly.

California

Judicial Council DE-series forms (mandatory statewide)

California Courts Self-Help — Probate — the official source for this state’s forms, free from the court.

  • DE-111Petition for Probate — the form that opens the case
  • DE-121Notice of Petition to Administer Estate
  • DE-140Order for Probate
  • DE-147Duties and Liabilities of Personal Representative
  • DE-150Letters — your proof of authority
  • DE-160 / DE-161Inventory and Appraisal, and its attachment

California's forms are the gold standard: one mandatory statewide set, free from the courts. Some counties (for example Riverside) add a small number of local forms.

Verified Nov 7, 2026Judicial Council DE-series forms (mandatory statewide)

Texas

No statewide form set — county courts publish their own

TexasLawHelp.org — free legal information and the small-estate affidavit — the official source for this state’s forms, free from the court.

  • County setMontgomery County Probate Court No. 1 publishes a small-estate affidavit, an inventory template, and Independent/Dependent Administration handbooks in English and Spanish
  • County setGalveston County's court publishes a partial set — note there is no form for the application to probate a will; that document is drafted

Texas is honest-to-goodness county country: there is no comprehensive statewide set of probate forms. Your county probate court or county clerk is the source, and TexasLawHelp fills part of the gap for the small-estate affidavit.

Verified Nov 7, 2026No statewide form set — county courts publish their own

Florida

Florida Probate Rules + county clerk packets (two layers)

Florida Courts Help — Probate resources — the official source for this state’s forms, free from the court.

Florida Probate Rules — Jan 1, 2026 edition (official PDF via The Florida Bar) — the statewide rules that prescribe what each Florida probate filing must contain.

  • Rule 5.200Petition for Administration — the rule prescribing what the opening petition must contain
  • Rule 5.240Notice of Administration
  • Rules (full text)The complete Florida Probate Rules, Jan 1, 2026 edition, published by The Florida Bar — the forms index links the official PDF

Florida does not publish one unified official forms packet. The statewide Probate Rules prescribe the contents of each filing, and circuits and county clerks publish their own packets and judicial checklists (for example the 12th Circuit's formal-administration checklists). Everything is free and official — it just lives in two layers.

Verified Nov 7, 2026Florida Probate Rules + county clerk packets (two layers)

New York

Official Surrogate's Court forms (NY Courts)

NY Courts — official forms — the official source for this state’s forms, free from the court.

  • P-1Petition for Letters Testamentary / probate filing in Surrogate's Court
  • DIY programThe courts run a guided Small Estate (voluntary administration) DIY program for estates under the $50,000 threshold

All 62 county Surrogate's Courts use the same statewide forms, and CourtHelp publishes plain-language probate and administration guides.

Verified Nov 7, 2026Official Surrogate's Court forms (NY Courts)

Pennsylvania

Statewide Orphans' Court forms (Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts)

PA Courts — Orphans' Court forms — the official source for this state’s forms, free from the court.

  • RW-02Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters — the standard opening filing
  • Orphans' Court setThe statewide forms are hosted by the AOPC; county Register of Wills sites link directly to them and add local supplements

Pennsylvania's forms are standardised statewide even though its fees are not — the Register of Wills petition set is the same in all 67 counties.

Verified Nov 7, 2026Statewide Orphans' Court forms (Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts)

Illinois

Statewide standardised forms hub (IL Courts) + the affidavit written into the statute

Illinois Courts — approved forms — the official source for this state’s forms, free from the court.

  • 755 ILCS 5/25-1(b)The small-estate affidavit's required contents are set out in the statute itself
  • CCP 0248Cook County's small-estate affidavit form (circuit courts publish local versions of core filings)

Illinois is a split picture: the Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice maintains statewide standardised forms, but the filings that actually run an estate — opening petitions, oath and bond, inventory, accounts — are mostly attorney-drafted, with circuit clerks posting local versions. Illinois Legal Aid Online's Easy Forms fill much of the practical gap.

Verified Nov 7, 2026Statewide standardised forms hub (IL Courts) + the affidavit written into the statute

Ohio

Supreme Court of Ohio Standardized Probate Forms (mandatory-style, all 88 counties)

Supreme Court of Ohio — probate forms — the official source for this state’s forms, free from the court.

  • Form 1.0Surviving spouse, children, next of kin, legatees and devisees
  • Form 2.0Application to Probate Will
  • Form 4.0Application for Authority to Administer Estate
  • Forms 6.0 / 6.1Inventory and appraisal, and schedule of assets

With California, North Carolina and Georgia, Ohio is one of the four gold-standard forms states: one official set, used in every county.

Verified Nov 7, 2026Supreme Court of Ohio Standardized Probate Forms (mandatory-style, all 88 counties)

Georgia

Georgia Probate Court Standard Forms (GPCSF) — one official set for all 159 counties

Council of Probate Court Judges — standard forms — the official source for this state’s forms, free from the court.

  • GPCSF 3Petition for Letters of Administration
  • GPCSF 4 / 5Petition to probate a will in common / solemn form
  • GPCSF 9Petition for Order Declaring No Administration Necessary
  • GPCSF 10Petition for Year's Support
  • GPCSF 33Petition for discharge

Uniform Probate Court Rule 5.9 makes the standard forms effectively mandatory — a court may decline non-conforming substitutes. The forms live on two official hubs (gaprobate.gov and the Supreme Court of Georgia site); we link the Council's hub.

Verified Nov 7, 2026Georgia Probate Court Standard Forms (GPCSF) — one official set for all 159 counties

North Carolina

Official AOC-E series forms (NC Courts) — one complete hub

NC Courts — forms — the official source for this state’s forms, free from the court.

  • AOC-E-201Application for Probate and Letters
  • AOC-E-202Letters of Administration
  • AOC-E-203BCollection by Affidavit
  • AOC-E-307Affidavit of Notice to Creditors
  • AOC-E-505Inventory for Decedent's Estate

The cleanest forms position in the index: one official series, stable form numbers, a single hub.

Verified Nov 7, 2026Official AOC-E series forms (NC Courts) — one complete hub

Alabama

No statewide probate forms library exists

There is no statewide probate forms library to link to for Alabama — that is the honest position, and we would rather say so than link you somewhere unofficial. Start at your county probate office: petitions and inventories are obtained from the county probate judge’s office or drafted, because Alabama probate is run county by county.

  • County sourcePetitions and inventories are obtained from your county probate office or drafted — Alabama probate is run by 67 elected county probate judges
  • Worked exampleAutauga County publishes its probate fee schedule and the 60-day inventory rule on its official probate page (autaugacounty.alabamacourt.us)

This is the weakest forms position in the index, and we say so plainly: Alabama publishes no statewide probate forms library. The Administrative Office of Courts' e-forms cover other case types, not probate. Start with your county probate judge's office.

Verified Nov 7, 2026No statewide probate forms library exists