How to Pull Probate County Data for Johnston County, NC

The fields you get

• Case number
• Style
• Status
• Location
• Case type
• Filed date
• Decedent
• Applicant name and address
• Filed documents

Follow these 9 steps

1. 1

   Turn on a US VPN and open the court portal

   Connect to a US VPN first. Then open the North Carolina court portal. You do not need an account.
2. 2

   Solve the CAPTCHA

   The site asks you to confirm you are human before it opens. Complete the check yourself. The Smart Search page then opens.

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3. 3

   Open the filters and pick Johnston County

   Click Advanced Filtering Options. Under Filter by Location, tick Johnston County only. The list is long, so scroll it or click Show More Locations.

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   Tip: You must pick at least one location. If not, the site shows a red message.
4. 4

   Set the file dates

   Scroll to Case Search Criteria. Fill in Filter by File Date Start and Filter by File Date End, for example 10/01/2026 and 10/31/2026.

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5. 5

   Search for estate cases

   Type 26E00**** in the search box, then click Submit.

   Tip: A trade secret. You do not need a name. The stars match any number, so this one search finds all estate cases in your dates. 26 means the year 2026, so change it for another year.
6. 6

   Read the results

   The table shows Case Number, Style / Defendant, Status and Location. Estate rows start with In the matter of the estate of. Party Name and Party Type were blank on these rows.

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   See more on each page

   At the bottom, the items per page box starts at 10. Change it to see more rows. The count on the right shows your total.

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   Tip: Each search stops at 200 results. If the count says 200, you are missing records. Search again with shorter dates.
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   Open a case

   Click a Case Number. The case page has Case Information, Party Information and Case Events. The PDF icons under Case Events open the filed documents.

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   Tip: Names and addresses are hidden in our pictures. You will see them on the site.
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   Save the records

   There is no export button. Copy what you need into your spreadsheet, row by row.

Watch out for these

• This search also returns guardianship cases. Skip rows that say In the matter of the guardianship of.
• Status can be Pending, Closed or Disposed. Check it before you use a record.
• The address on the case page belongs to the applicant. It may not be the property address.
• We walked Wake County by hand. Other counties use the same page, but their results may look different.

Common questions

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