National probate compliance directory
Probate creditor notice & obituary verification guides
Structured reference for all 50 states: creditor notice rules, claim deadlines, documentation practices, and how obituary monitoring can support timestamped search records for probate workflows.
Death verification intelligence
Certificates, audit logs & negative-search proof
Structured probate guides connect to exportable diligence—certificates, audit logs, and negative-search proof for counsel, fiduciaries, and creditors.
Certificate of Diligence
Affidavit of Reasonable Search Effort
Report ID: OM-2026-8842
Subject
Robert J. Martinez
Dallas, TX
Monitoring
57 days · 648 scans
Match · 94% confidence
Sources searched (sample)
- Dallas Morning News · Legacy.com TX
- Forest Park Funeral Home · Dignity Memorial
- + 2,843 additional publishers in scope
Statute cited: Texas Estates Code § 308.051
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PDF + audit logAudit log export
OM-2026-8842-AUDNegative-search ready
Same export format documents continuous scans when no obituary publishes—proof of diligence, not absence of effort.
Verification hash · CSV · PDF bundle
Negative search certificate
OM-2026-01-4421Subject
Margaret E. Thompson
Houston, TX
0
Matches found · 99.7% confidence
90 days continuous monitoring · 2,160 scans logged
- Houston Chronicle · Legacy.com TX feed
- Forest Park FH · Dignity Memorial network
- Hospital memorial pages · regional weeklies
Proves diligence when no obituary published—not absence of search effort.
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PDF + CSV audit logCoverage
50 state guides + 107 major county probate jurisdictions
Every U.S. state has a structured creditor-notice and claim-deadline reference. 20 priority counties include deep local court context; 87 additional high-volume counties are in Phase 2 rollout—informational only, not legal advice.
All 50 state guides
Each guide includes statute citations, creditor notice summaries, claim deadlines, documentation standards, and FAQs. Informational only—not legal advice.
Major county probate jurisdictions
107 counties with local court and publication context (Phase 1 + Phase 2).
Cook County
IL
Circuit Court of Cook County, Probate Division
Palm Beach County
FL
15th Judicial Circuit Court
Maricopa County
AZ
Maricopa County Superior Court, Probate Department
Los Angeles County
CA
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Harris County
TX
Harris County Probate Courts 1-4
Miami-Dade County
FL
11th Judicial Circuit Court
Orange County
CA
Orange County Superior Court
Fulton County
GA
Fulton County Probate Court
Mecklenburg County
NC
Mecklenburg County Clerk of Superior Court
Oakland County
MI
Oakland County Probate Court
San Diego County
CA
Superior Court of California, County of San Diego
New York County (Manhattan)
NY
New York County Surrogate's Court
Dallas County
TX
Dallas County Probate Courts 1, 2, and 3
Suffolk County (Boston)
MA
Suffolk Probate and Family Court
King County (Seattle)
WA
King County Superior Court
Denver County
CO
Denver Probate Court
Bexar County
TX
Bexar County Probate Courts 1 and 2
Philadelphia County
PA
Philadelphia County Register of Wills
Broward County
FL
17th Judicial Circuit Court
Alameda County
CA
Alameda County Superior Court
Riverside County
CA
Riverside County Superior Court — Probate
Sacramento County
CA
Sacramento County Superior Court — Probate
Santa Clara County
CA
Santa Clara County Superior Court — Probate
San Bernardino County
CA
San Bernardino County Superior Court — Probate
Contra Costa County
CA
Contra Costa County Superior Court — Probate
Travis County
TX
Travis County Probate Court
Tarrant County
TX
Tarrant County Probate Court
Collin County
TX
Collin County Courts at Law — Probate
El Paso County
TX
El Paso County Probate Court
Fort Bend County
TX
Fort Bend County Probate Court
Montgomery County
TX
Montgomery County Probate Court
Hillsborough County
FL
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit — Hillsborough Probate
Orange County
FL
Ninth Judicial Circuit — Orange Probate
Pinellas County
FL
Sixth Judicial Circuit — Pinellas Probate
Duval County
FL
Fourth Judicial Circuit — Duval Probate
Lee County
FL
Twentieth Judicial Circuit — Lee Probate
Kings County
NY
Kings County Surrogate's Court
Queens County
NY
Queens County Surrogate's Court
Nassau County
NY
Nassau County Surrogate's Court
Suffolk County
NY
Suffolk County Surrogate's Court
Westchester County
NY
Westchester County Surrogate's Court
Allegheny County
PA
Allegheny County Orphans' Court Division
Montgomery County
PA
Montgomery County Orphans' Court
Bucks County
PA
Bucks County Orphans' Court Division
Cuyahoga County
OH
Cuyahoga County Probate Court
Franklin County
OH
Franklin County Probate Court
Hamilton County
OH
Hamilton County Probate Court
Wake County
NC
Wake County Clerk of Superior Court — Estates
Guilford County
NC
Guilford County Clerk of Superior Court — Estates
DeKalb County
GA
DeKalb County Probate Court
Gwinnett County
GA
Gwinnett County Probate Court
Wayne County
MI
Wayne County Probate Court
Pima County
AZ
Pima County Superior Court — Probate
Pierce County
WA
Pierce County Superior Court — Probate
Snohomish County
WA
Snohomish County Superior Court — Probate
Arapahoe County
CO
Arapahoe County District Court — Probate
Jefferson County
CO
Jefferson County District Court — Probate
DuPage County
IL
DuPage County Circuit Court — Probate
Lake County
IL
Lake County Circuit Court — Probate
Essex County
NJ
Essex County Surrogate's Court
Bergen County
NJ
Bergen County Surrogate's Court
Middlesex County
NJ
Middlesex County Surrogate's Court
Fairfax County
VA
Fairfax County Circuit Court — Probate
Virginia Beach
VA
Virginia Beach Circuit Court — Probate
Middlesex County
MA
Middlesex County Probate and Family Court
Norfolk County
MA
Norfolk County Probate and Family Court
Davidson County
TN
Davidson County Probate Court
Shelby County
TN
Shelby County Probate Court
St. Louis County
MO
St. Louis County Probate Court
Jackson County
MO
Jackson County Probate Court
Marion County
IN
Marion County Probate Court
Milwaukee County
WI
Milwaukee County Probate Court
Hennepin County
MN
Hennepin County District Court — Probate
Montgomery County
MD
Montgomery County Register of Wills
Prince George's County
MD
Prince George's County Register of Wills
Charleston County
SC
Charleston County Probate Court
Greenville County
SC
Greenville County Probate Court
Orleans Parish
LA
Orleans Parish Civil District Court — Succession
Jefferson Parish
LA
Jefferson Parish 24th Judicial District — Succession
Jefferson County
KY
Jefferson County District Court — Probate
Multnomah County
OR
Multnomah County Circuit Court — Probate
Washington County
OR
Washington County Circuit Court — Probate
Clark County
NV
Clark County District Court — Probate
Salt Lake County
UT
Salt Lake County District Court — Probate
Fairfield County
CT
Fairfield County Probate Court Districts
Hartford County
CT
Hartford County Probate Court Districts
Oklahoma County
OK
Oklahoma County District Court — Probate
Johnson County
KS
Johnson County District Court — Probate
Sedgwick County
KS
Sedgwick County District Court — Probate
Jefferson County
AL
Jefferson County Probate Court
Pulaski County
AR
Pulaski County Probate Court
Hinds County
MS
Hinds County Chancery Court — Estates
Polk County
IA
Polk County District Court — Probate
Douglas County
NE
Douglas County Separate Juvenile & Probate Court
Bernalillo County
NM
Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court / District Probate
Honolulu County
HI
Oahu First Circuit — Probate
New Castle County
DE
Register of Wills — New Castle County
Providence County
RI
Rhode Island Probate Court — Providence County
Kanawha County
WV
Kanawha County Commission — Fiduciary / Probate
Ada County
ID
Ada County Magistrate Division — Probate
Yellowstone County
MT
Yellowstone County District Court — Probate
Minnehaha County
SD
Minnehaha County Clerk of Courts — Probate
Cass County
ND
Cass County District Court — Probate
Anchorage
AK
Alaska Superior Court — Probate (Third Judicial District)
Hillsborough County
NH
Hillsborough County Probate Court
Chittenden County
VT
Chittenden County Probate Division
Laramie County
WY
Laramie County District Court — Probate
Related death verification & probate resources
This topic connects obituary monitoring, probate timing, and exportable diligence—follow the cluster that matches your role.
How this fits your workflow
- Review state creditor notice and claim deadline requirements
- Publish or serve notice per statute and local court rules
- Maintain obituary search and monitoring records alongside formal notice
- Export organized logs for matter files when documenting diligence
Related: Reasonable diligence search, Death verification for probate, Creditor probate claims workflow, Funeral home directory.