Welcome
Welcome to the Butler County Probate Court. Our mission is to protect the interests of the disabled, oversee the administration of estates, maintain court records for public access, adjudicate issues fairly and efficiently, and promote confidence in the judicial system.
This website was developed to provide general information about what your Probate Court does each day. We hope its contents are helpful to you. If you have any suggestions on how we might improve this website or our service to you, please email us at: probatecourt@bcohio.gov, or send us a note at: Butler County Probate Court, 101 High St., Hamilton, OH 45011.
Judge John M. Holcomb
Butler County Probate Court - Hours of Operation. Monday through Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm, excluding holidays***
***Marriage License***
See Court Services, Marriage Information, Marriage Instructions (English or Spanish) for more information*****************************************************************************
Probate Court will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday Thursday Nov. 27
and Friday Nov. 28.
Court will re-open Dec. 1 at normal hours
Happy Thanksgiving !
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*** Marriage Applications MUST be completed via the online Application process. See above link.
***NOTE -- All hearings scheduled prior to 9:00 AM are internal court reviews - NO Appearance Required.
The Courthouse entrance has moved due to construction. Follow the temporary signs to the Entrance.
There are new forms in the Guardianship Individual forms for the following: Appointment of Appraiser and Expedited Guardianship
There is a new form to request additional Certified Copies in all cases types - Form RCC
Please See Our Local Rules Effective September 18, 2023.
*NOTE Earlier news releases regarding the COVID-19 Emergency can be found under our News tab.