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Legal help in Fairhope: what to know
Fairhope is in Baldwin County. The Baldwin County probate office has a Fairhope location at 1100 Fairhope Avenue for recording, licenses and vehicles; probate court cases are only handled at the Bay Minette office, 220 Courthouse Square.
Alabama law and courts
Circuit courts hear divorce and other domestic relations cases and the larger civil cases; district courts hear smaller civil cases and small claims; and each county's probate court handles wills, estates, guardianships and name changes. Immigration is governed by federal law. Lawyers are licensed through the Alabama State Bar, which also deals with complaints about them.
Courts serving Fairhope
Divorce and the larger civil cases go to the Circuit Court of Baldwin County, and smaller civil cases to the District Court — find both on the Alabama Judicial System's map of judicial circuits.
- Baldwin County Probate Court220 Courthouse Square, Bay Minette, AL 36507Wills, estates, guardianships and name changes
Family cases
For Fairhope, divorce and other domestic relations cases are heard by the Circuit Court of Baldwin County.
Probate
Wills and estates are handled by the Baldwin County Probate Court. Probate court cases are only handled at the county's Bay Minette office, 220 Courthouse Square.
Employment complaints
Most discrimination complaints start with a charge to the EEOC (Birmingham District Office), normally within 180 days; complaints about wages under federal law can go to the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.
Free and low-cost legal help
Legal Services Alabama gives free civil legal help to people who qualify on income — call (866) 456-4995, or (888) 835-3505 in Spanish. The Alabama State Bar runs a Volunteer Lawyers Program ((888) 857-8571), a Lawyer Referral Service and the Justice4AL website, with court forms and help in other languages. Legal Services Alabama · Volunteer Lawyers Program · Justice4AL
Court details from the Alabama Department of Revenue's county probate office directory and county probate court websites.
Common questions about lawyers in Fairhope
Which courts serve Fairhope?
Baldwin County Probate Court (Wills, estates, guardianships and name changes). Divorce and the larger civil cases go to the Circuit Court of Baldwin County, and smaller civil cases to the District Court — find both on the Alabama Judicial System's map of judicial circuits.
Which court deals with divorce for Fairhope?
For Fairhope, divorce and other domestic relations cases are heard by the Circuit Court of Baldwin County.
Where are wills and estates handled for someone who lived in Fairhope?
Wills and estates are handled by the Baldwin County Probate Court. Probate court cases are only handled at the county's Bay Minette office, 220 Courthouse Square.
Where can I bring an employment complaint from Fairhope?
Most discrimination complaints start with a charge to the EEOC (Birmingham District Office), normally within 180 days; complaints about wages under federal law can go to the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.
Are the lawyers listed in Fairhope licensed?
To practise law in Alabama a lawyer must be licensed through the Alabama State Bar. You can look up any lawyer in the State Bar's public Find a Member search, and the Bar publishes its disciplinary history. Each lawyer on these pages was checked in that search before being listed, but people move firms, so check again before you hire. Complaints about a lawyer go to the State Bar's Office of General Counsel.
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