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Carroll County Orphans' Court

Street address
55 N. Court Street
Room 104
Westminster, Maryland 21157-5162
Phone number
410-386-2086
Fax number
410-876-0657
Purpose
To provide an elected three-person panel that hears all matters involving contested estates and supervises all estates that are probated judicially.
Service
Orphans' Court Judges for Carroll County are Charles M. Coles, Jr., Chief Judge, Margaret R. Bair, and Donald B. Sealing, II. Judges are chosen by the voters for a four-year term. DUTIES OF THE ORPHANS' COURT: 1. Review all regular estates and guardianships, 2. Approve all commissions and/or attorney's fees, and 3. Hear and act on all differences or disputes in estates. Court sessions: 9 am to 3 pm, Monday and Tuesday each week.
Area served
Serves Carroll County.
Subjects
Death And Dying, Government
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