The Probate Court is a Division of the St. Charles County Circuit Court. The Probate Division administers and hears all cases involving incapacitated adults and minors needing guardians and/or conservators, the estates of deceased persons, litigation concerning trusts and wills and any transfer cases related to the administration of probate business.
The Probate Court also has jurisdiction over the civil commitment of mentally ill persons to treatment facilities and the institutionalization of persons alleged to be sexually violent predators.
The Probate Court's jurisdiction comes from state statutes including Chapters 472,473,474 and 475 as well as Chapters 631 and 632.
Further, the Eleventh Circuit Court Local Court Rules, Rule 72 contains the rules and procedures for filing and handling probate cases in St. Charles County.
State law does require that probate matters must be handled by an attorney, except Applications for a Refusal of Letters for a Spouse, for a Creditor or for an Unmarried Minor Child, Small Estates, Limited Guardianships, Minor Conservatorships when both parents are serving, and filing of wills and the admitting of wills. The probate clerks are not permitted to give legal advice, but may help explain some forms and procedures.
Probate Court:
Honorable Robert Cornejo
Commissioner Anthony Linson
Division Clerk: Lori Hummel
Phone: 636-949-3086
Fax: 636-949-3070
Office hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM / M - F
Location: Room 517 (5th Floor)