Greene County Probate Records
Greene County Probate Court and the Probate Office are run by Judge of Probate Rolonda M. Wedgeworth. The Alabama Secretary of State lists the office at 400 Morrow Ave, Eutaw, AL 35462, with mailing address P.O. Box 790, Eutaw, AL 35462, and phone (205) 372-3340 Ext. 1. The county directory also lists 205-372-6945 and rwedgeworth@greenealabama.org. This office is distinct from the Circuit Clerk, which handles Circuit and District Court files.
Probate records in Greene County include wills, estates, administrations, guardianships, conservatorships, probate orders, inventories, accountings where public, land records, recorded probate-office documents, and marriage-certificate recording. Alabama AOC probate forms include adoption-related forms and other probate forms, but adoption records should be treated as restricted rather than ordinary public probate records.
Greene County Probate Court
400 Morrow Ave
Eutaw, AL 35462
Mailing: P.O. Box 790, Eutaw, AL 35462
(205) 372-3340 Ext. 1
County directory also lists 205-372-6945.
Search Greene Probate Records
The official online route is the Greene County Probate Ingenuity portal. The visible portal links include land records, probate case records, account login, account sign-up instructions, search instructions, terms and conditions, and the INGRecords vendor route. The portal terms state that Greene County Commission, the Greene Judge of Probate, and Ingenuity provide information for public use, but errors can occur and refunds are limited except for overpayments.
The source image for Greene County Probate Court records comes from the Ingenuity online services portal.
The portal image is useful because it shows that Greene probate records and land records sit in a separate probate-office system, not only in Alacourt.
| Portal item | Type | Required | Options or notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Look up Probate Case Records | Link or button | Not applicable | Opens the vendor-hosted probate case record route. |
| Look up Land Records | Link or button | Not applicable | Opens the land-record route. |
| Record Account Login | Link or button | Optional | Account access for the records system. |
| View Account Sign Up Instructions | Modal or link | Optional | Instruction link present, full text not exposed in capture. |
| View Search Instructions | Modal or link | Optional | Instruction link present, full text not exposed in capture. |
Find Greene Probate Cases
Start by naming the record type. Estate files, land records, marriage certificate recordings, guardianships, and conservatorships do not all use the same search terms. A probate case may be indexed by estate, decedent, case number, or party name, while a land record may depend on grantor, grantee, book, page, or recorded instrument data. If the portal does not show the file, call the Probate Office before assuming there is no record.
- Identify whether the record is an estate, probate case, land record, marriage certificate, guardianship, conservatorship, or another probate-office function.
- Use the Greene Probate online services portal for land records or probate case records if the record appears to be covered online.
- Contact the Probate Office if online search is incomplete or if older records may not be digitized.
- Ask whether a case number, book, page, party name, or date range will speed the search.
- Confirm copy, certification, mailing, and payment rules before sending a request.
Greene Probate Terms Defined
Probate records use terms that do not appear in most District Court traffic or misdemeanor files. These definitions help separate estate roles from guardianship and conservatorship records.
- Testator
- The person who made a will.
- Executor
- The person named in a will to carry out estate duties after appointment.
- Administrator
- A person appointed to handle an estate when there is no executor serving.
- Intestate
- Dying without a valid will.
- Guardianship
- A court-supervised arrangement involving personal care decisions for a minor or protected person.
- Conservatorship
- A court-supervised arrangement involving financial affairs for a protected person.
Greene Probate Record Types
Greene County probate records are broader than estate files. The Probate Office also handles recorded documents, probate-office records, marriage-certificate recording, and related office functions. Land records may be searched from the same online services portal, while Circuit Court divorce records route to the Circuit Clerk. Historical researchers may also encounter references to the old courthouse square and old probate office, but modern probate requests should be routed to the current Probate Office at 400 Morrow Avenue.
- Estate records may include petitions, wills, letters, orders, inventories, and accountings where public.
- Administration records involve estates handled without an executor serving under a will.
- Guardianships and conservatorships may include restricted details when minors or incapacity are involved.
- Land and recorded documents use the probate-office recording system rather than Circuit Court case search.
- Marriage certificate recordings are probate-office records, while ADPH issues statewide certificates.
- Adoption records should be treated as confidential or restricted rather than open lookup records.
Greene Probate Fees
A Greene-specific probate filing and copy fee schedule was not located in the official research sources. The portal terms mention refund limits and direct refund questions to the Greene County Probate Office at 205-372-3340. For new estate filings, certified copies, recorded instruments, marriage certificate recording, or account access, confirm the current charge with the Probate Office before mailing payment or relying on a past fee.
| Item | Amount or rule |
|---|---|
| Estate or probate filing | Greene-specific fee not located; confirm with Probate Office. |
| Certified probate copy | Greene-specific fee not located; confirm before ordering. |
| Marriage certificate recording | Recording fee is set by each county probate court; confirm Greene amount. |
| ADPH certified marriage certificate | $15 first search/copy; $6 additional same-record copies. |
| Portal refunds | Portal terms note no refunds except overpayments. |
Probate and Marriage Records
Greene County Probate Court records overlap with marriage records because Alabama marriage certificates are recorded by probate courts. The probate record is the local recording path, while ADPH issues certified statewide marriage certificates. The statutory source for Alabama's certificate model is Ala. Code Section 30-1-9.1.
The image from the Alabama marriage certificate statute supports the probate role in marriage certificate recording.
That source is included here because it explains why marriage certificate recording belongs with the Probate Office rather than the Circuit Clerk.
For certificate and divorce access paths together, use Greene County marriage and divorce records.
Restricted Greene Probate Records
Not every probate file is open in full. Adoption records, some guardianship details, mental-health-related materials, minor information, protected personal identifiers, and incapacity records may be restricted or redacted. A public online portal result may also omit sensitive documents even when a case exists. Ask the Probate Office whether a file is public, partly public, sealed, or available only by court order before assuming the whole record can be copied.
Alabama AOC probate forms remain relevant for probate filings. The National Park Service Probate Office nomination is useful for understanding old probate-office references, not for replacing the current Probate Office as the records counter.
The image from the Alabama divorce grounds statute is relevant only by contrast: divorce case files are Circuit Court domestic-relations records, not Probate Court estate records.
That contrast helps route family-record searches correctly when a user confuses probate marriage recording with Circuit Court divorce records.
Note: The Probate Office is the official source for local probate copies, even when the portal is the easiest first search.