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Electronic notice board – how to check if probate is underway

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The ÚZSVM list only covers land, and with a closed window for new cases at that. If you're looking more broadly — an apartment, a house, or you simply want to know whether probate proceedings are underway at all for a given name — the second important source is the justice ministry's electronic notice board.

What infoDeska is

infodeska.gov.cz is the electronic notice board of the justice sector — it publishes electronically the content that would otherwise only hang on the physical notice board of a courthouse. It covers the Ministry of Justice, the courts, and public prosecutor's offices; documents are available from 1 January 2009.

How to search it

Unlike some other registers, you can't search directly by name across the whole country here. Basic search works by organization (a specific court), and within that court's board you can then search by agenda type, publication date, or case reference.

Practical approach Pick the district court based on the deceased's last address, and within that court's board look for the agenda type "D" (probate). Then browse documents by publication date.

How it differs from the ÚZSVM list

ÚZSVM listinfoDeska
Coverageland only, deadline closedany probate proceeding, ongoing
Searchby nameby court, agenda, date
Updateslast updated 2024ongoing

You can also set up email alerts for new documents through the "Moje InfoDeska" section — useful if you know proceedings will likely happen, just not yet when.

Try it directly

On the main page, switch to the "Probate proceedings" tab — your name gets copied and the notice board opens for you.

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