Ohio
In Ohio, the Probate Division of the Court of Common Pleas has jurisdiction over probate matters and handles estate, mental health, and juvenile cases. The court allows jury trials in most cases.

• Ohio County Courts
  • Summit County Probate Division

Oklahoma
Oklahoma does not have a separate probate court. The District Court has jurisdiction over civil and juvenile cases. The court allows jury trials.

• Oklahoma District Courts

Oregon
In Oregon, there are seven County Courts and seven judges with jurisdiction over adoption, mental health, and juvenile matters. The courts do not allow jury trials.

• Oregon Counties
  • County Courts

Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, the Court of Common Pleas has jurisdiction over estate, mental health, and juvenile cases. The court allows jury trials in most cases.

• Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas

Rhode Island
Rhode Island has 39 probate courts and 39 judges. The probate courts have jurisdiction over estate cases and do not allow jury trials. The District Court has jurisdiction over mental health cases, and the Family Court has juvenile jurisdiction.

• Probate Contacts in Rhode Island
  • Rhode Island Cities and Towns
• Rhode Island Bar Association Pamphlet on Probate

South Carolina
South Carolina has 46 probate courts and 46 judges. The probate courts have jurisdiction over mental health and estate cases and do not allow jury trials. The Family Court has juvenile jurisdiction.

• South Carolina Probate Courts
  • Richland County Probate Court
  • Pickens County Probate Court

South Dakota
South Dakota does not have a separate probate court. The Circuit Court has civil and juvenile jurisdiction.

• South Dakota Circuit Courts

Tennessee
In Tennessee, § 16-16-201 holds that "...all jurisdiction relating to the probate of wills and the administration of estates of every nature...is hereby vested in the chancery court of the respective counties" unless specifically given by local legislation to other courts. Shelby County, for example, has established a probate court. Tennessee has 95 counties.

• Tennessee Counties
  • Probate Court (Shelby County)

Texas
Texas has 16 probate courts and 16 judges with jurisdiction over estate and mental health matters. The probate courts allow jury trials. In Texas, the County Court of Law, Constitutional County Court, and District Court also have jurisdiction over estate, mental health, and juvenile matters. These courts allow jury trials.

• Statutory Probate Courts of Texas
• Texas Counties

Utah
Utah does not have a separate probate court. The District Court has jurisdiction over estate and mental health matters. This court allows jury trials in most case types. The Juvenile Court does not allow jury trials.

• Utah District Courts

Vermont
Vermont has 18 probate courts and 18 judges. The probate court has jurisdiction over mental health, adoption, estate, miscellaneous domestic relations, and miscellaneous civil cases. The court does not allow jury trials.

• Vermont Probate Court
• Instructions for Settling Estates

Virginia
Virginia does not have a separate probate court. The Circuit Court has jurisdiction over mental health and estate matters; the District Court has jurisdiction over mental health and juvenile matters.

• Virginia Circuit Courts
• Virginia District Courts

Washington
Washington does not have a separate probate court. The Superior Court has jurisdiction over estate, mental health, and juvenile matters.

• Washington Superior Courts

West Virginia
West Virginia does not have a separate probate court. The Circuit Court has jurisdiction over mental health, estate, and juvenile cases. The court allows jury trials.

• West Virginia Circuit Court

Wisconsin
Wisconsin does not have a separate probate court. The Circuit Court has jurisdiction over civil and juvenile matters.

• Wisconsin Circuit Courts

Wyoming
Wyoming does not have a separate probate court. The District Court has jurisdiction over mental health, estate, and juvenile matters.

• District Courts of Wyoming | Directory

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