The Cook County Clerk probate division office phone number for general information is (312) 603-6441. Oddly enough, once in a while our office will field a call from someone who is trying to reach the Cook County Probate Clerk’s office directly. If there’s an active probate case in which you have an interest (as an heir or beneficiary) then you should contact the estate’s representative or their attorney, or hire your own attorney to advise and represent you. They will tell you that they can’t give legal advice. If you have a specific question about a document you find in a file or about the status of a case, don’t expect the county clerk’s office to answer specific questions about an estate. Recent estates are generally easy to access (unless the file is in a courtroom), but older estate documents need to be ordered from archives, which can take awhile. To access and copy Cook County probate court documents, you must go to the Daley Center (12th Floor). The information provided is in summary form, but copies of the actual probate court documents are not available online. I have seen incorrect attorney and representative identification, so if something seems out of place, it may be. You may then click on the case number to reveal filings and orders by activity date, as well as the identity of the representative, attorney and claimants.īe aware that occasionally entries may be wrong or inaccurate. You can search for probate estate information either by: (1) Estate, Claimant, Minor or Representative’s Name (2) Case Number or (3) Filing Date. Many county courts now have such information available online for the public.įor example, the website for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County has a Probate Case Search. They want to know basic information such as the documents that have been filed, the court orders entered or when the next probate court hearing is scheduled. I occasionally receive phone calls from probate estate beneficiaries who want to know about probate court proceedings for an estate.
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