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MADISON COUNTY IOWA PROBATE RECORDS |
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BEFORE YOU PROCEED TO ORDER PROBATE RECORDS, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING
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When
you request a "probate record", the Madison County Genealogical
Society will send a representative to the Courthouse to research your
request, once your request and your check have been received. They will
copy what they consider to be the 10 most important pages (i.e. will, list
of heirs, etc.) and mail them to you postpaid, for $20 along with a list
of documents contained in any pages beyond 10. You can then elect to
obtain additional pages of your choosing by remitting additional funds per
an agreement you establish with the Madison County Genealogical Society.
Be advised that the "probate records" cannot be removed from the Courthouse and the County charges 50¢ per page for use of their copy machine. If the "record" contains fewer than 10 pages, the minimum charge will still be $20. A "probate record" is a file or set of files maintained at the Madison County, Iowa Courthouse. It may include a will if there is one, a final report, appointment of administrator or executor, list of heirs, inventory, publishers affidavit of administration, report of Referee in probate, appraisers bill, and other papers. The "record" usually contains a few pages but sometimes contains as many as 100 pages or more. For this reason, a set price for copying the entire "record" cannot be determined in advance and, you may not want the entire "record". Note: If you see the word "Missing" associated with the record, it has been lost or misplaced and is not available for copying. If you wish to order copies of probate records, please mail your request along with a $20.00 check for each probate number requested to the Madison County Genealogy Society at P.O. Box 26, Winterset, Iowa 50273
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