The Wilson County Probate Court was created by private act. Probate jurisdiction has been vested in General Sessions Court in several counties by private act. Under this law the Clerk and Master has been appointed Special Master and may perform many of the functions formerly reserved to the County Judge, subject to the review and approval of the Probate Judge, as well as those duties formerly performed by the County Clerk when acting as Clerk of the Probate Court for a County Judge or Probate Judge.
The Probate Division handles matters over which the Probate Court of Tennessee has jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, the following types of cases:
- Estates
- Conservatorships
- Guardianships
- Muniment of Title
- Small Estate Affidavits
- Cremation Cases