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

sha256:e3b0c442…a495991b

PDF + audit log

Audit log export

OM-2026-8842-AUD
2026-03-1208:42 UTC · Match detected · Dallas Morning News08:43 UTCAlert delivered · webhook + email09:15 UTCReview logged · collection hold10:18 UTCExport sealed · certificate generated

Negative-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-2026-01-4421

Subject

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.

sha256:9f86…a495

PDF + CSV audit log

View full sample compliance report →

Coverage

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.

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.