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Delaware
The Court of Chancery handles probate matters, including estate, real property rights, and mental health. The court allows no jury trials. Delaware has a separate family court that handles juvenile matters and does not allow jury trials.


District of Columbia
D.C. does not have a separate probate court. The Superior Court handles probate matters.


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


Georgia
Georgia has 159 probate courts and 159 judges. Georgia only has probate courts in counties with a population over 96,000 and where the probate judge is an attorney who has been practicing for at least 7 years. The courts have jurisdiction over mental health, estate, miscellaneous civil, moving traffic, and DWI/DUI matters.


Hawai'i
Hawaii does not have a separate probate court. The Circuit Court has jurisdiction over mental health, estate, and juvenile matters. The court allows jury trials.

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