Kootenai County Probate Court Structure
Kootenai County probate matters are not assigned to a separate county probate court. They are handled in the District Court and Magistrate Division framework used across Idaho. That matters for records because estate and guardianship files are searched through the same state trial court systems used for other local cases, and court-file copies go through the District Court Records Department when the public portal is not enough.
The District Court staff directory lists Guardianship and Conservatorship at 324 W Garden Avenue, with mailing through P.O. Box 9000, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-9000, phone 208-446-2147. It also names Dan Glenn as Guardianship and Conservatorship Monitor. The court navigation includes guardianship and conservatorship forms and a glossary, which makes that contact important for probate-adjacent matters involving personal care or financial management.
The Magistrate Division connection is also important for mental health proceedings. The research identified a Kootenai - Probate or Mental Health hearing type in iCourt, so a hearing search may locate a setting even when the underlying medical, incapacity, or protected personal details are not open to the public.
The Idaho public records statute source for custodian response rules is shown at Idaho Code section 74-103.
That custodian rule is relevant when probate copies are not available online and a written District Court records request is needed.
Kootenai County Probate Terms
Probate files use terms that can sound more formal than the task requires. The practical meaning is usually tied to who died, who manages the estate, who needs protection, and which papers the court has issued.
- Testator
- A person who made a will.
- Personal representative
- The person appointed to administer an estate, including duties such as notices, inventories, and distribution.
- Executor
- A common term for the person named to carry out a will, often used with personal representative.
- Intestate
- Dying without a will, which can change how heirs and estate administration are handled.
- Guardianship
- A court case about personal care or decision-making for a minor or incapacitated person.
- Conservatorship
- A court case about managing another person's money or property.
Search Kootenai County Probate Records
The first online channel is Idaho iCourt. Use Smart Search by party name, case number, or business name when the estate, trust, guardian, conservator, or respondent is indexed. For hearing settings, use the iCourt Search Hearings function and select the Kootenai probate or mental health hearing type when available.
Older files, sealed events, and documents that need certification may not be solved by online search alone. In those situations, the documented fallback is a District Court records request by email, mail, or in person. The request should describe the case, parties, document type, and whether copies or inspection are requested.
- Decide whether the matter is an estate, guardianship, conservatorship, trust, or mental health proceeding.
- Search iCourt Smart Search by case number, party name, decedent name, respondent name, or business name.
- Use Search Hearings with Kootenai County and the Kootenai - Probate or Mental Health hearing type for upcoming settings.
- Request copies from District Court Records if the file is old, not visible online, or needs certification.
- Search the Recorder separately if the probate matter produced a recorded real property document.
The hearing search fields most relevant to Kootenai County probate are location, hearing type, search type, date range, case number, party name, business name, attorney, judicial officer, and courtroom.
Kootenai County Probate Contact Card
The main records and filing contacts are within the Kootenai County District Court system. Guardianship and conservatorship matters have a dedicated local contact, while general probate copies use the District Court Records Department.
Guardianship and Conservatorship
324 W Garden Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
P.O. Box 9000, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-9000
208-446-2147
Monitor: Dan Glenn
District Court Records Department
324 W Garden Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
P.O. Box 9000, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816
208-446-1180
pir@kootenai.idcourts.net
Kootenai County Probate Fee Notes
A specific Kootenai County probate filing fee schedule was not located in the official sources used for this research pass. The practical fee rule is to confirm filing costs with District Court before submitting a new probate, guardianship, or conservatorship filing. For copy requests, the District Court request form allows the county to require advance payment if a cost applies.
| Probate Record Need | Documented Fee or Rule |
|---|---|
| Estate, guardianship, or conservatorship filing | Specific fee not located in official Kootenai sources in this pass. |
| District Court copies or certification | Request channel documented; fee amount not located. Advance payment may be required. |
| Recorded document plain copy | $1 per page through the Recorder channel. |
| Recorded document certification | Additional $1 per document through the Recorder channel. |
| Recorded document postage | $1.50 if no self-addressed stamped envelope is provided. |
Kootenai County Probate Record Contents
Kootenai County probate records can include wills lodged or offered for probate, estate petitions, appointment of a personal representative, letters testamentary, letters of administration, inventories, accountings, creditor notices, claims, orders approving administration, and orders approving distribution. Guardianship records can include petitions and annual reporting. Conservatorship files can include financial filings and court orders about protected funds or property.
Expected public fields mirror iCourt fields because no sample probate file was inspected. A public result may show case number, caption, party names, case type, case status, chronological events, hearing dates, judicial officer, courtroom, and public orders. Protected filings may not appear. For an estate with recorded land papers, the Recorder's free recorded-document portal may hold a related deed or instrument, but the estate court file remains with District Court.
The public-records mailing and telephone list restriction appears in Idaho Code section 74-120.
Kootenai County request forms use that restriction because public records cannot be requested for mailing-list or telephone-list use.
Restricted Kootenai County Probate Records
Probate estate cases may be public in part, but not every filed document is open. Guardianship, conservatorship, incapacity, medical, mental health, financial account, and minor information may be redacted or restricted. Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32 and Idaho electronic filing privacy rules control court record access and protection. Public iCourt search results omit sealed cases and ICAR 32-exempt information.
Mental health hearing settings are important because iCourt Search Hearings includes a Kootenai - Probate or Mental Health option, but that does not mean medical details or protected personal information are public. When a probate record is not visible online, the correct next step is a District Court records request rather than guessing that no case exists.
The federal courthouse source at U.S. District and Bankruptcy Court Coeur d'Alene office helps distinguish county probate matters from federal bankruptcy records.
Federal bankruptcy records are not Kootenai County probate records, even when both involve assets, debts, or estate-like financial questions.