Estate Planning for Navajo County, Arizona Property Owners

For most Navajo County homeowners, the house is what drags an estate into probate. A transfer-on-death deed or a living trust keeps it out—here is how to set up either one and record it locally.

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For a Navajo County property owner, the biggest probate risk is the home itself. Real estate is what forces most families into the Superior Court. The two tools that keep a Navajo County home out of probate are a transfer-on-death deed recorded with the County Recorder, and a revocable living trust that holds title to the property.

Skipping this planning step means the Superior Court decides who receives the property: a simple Arizona probate takes 4+ months and opens with about $306 in court filing fees. Arizona also lets owners name a transfer-on-death beneficiary on vehicle titles, which keeps cars out of the same process.

Record a Transfer-on-Death Deed in Navajo County

A beneficiary deed names a beneficiary who receives Navajo County property automatically at the owner's death, without probate. It is recorded with the County Recorder during the owner's lifetime and can be revoked at any time.

Before recording, an Arizona beneficiary deed is signed with notary acknowledgmentA.R.S. 33-405Verified Aug 24, 2026View source. The deed takes effect only if it is recorded before the owner's deathA.R.S. 33-405Verified Aug 24, 2026View source.

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Where to Record Property Documents

Deeds and other real property documents for Navajo County are recorded with the County Recorder, led by David Marshall, at 100 E. Code Talkers Drive, Holbrook, AZ 86025. Phone: 928-524-4194. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

Documents submitted by mail go to PO Box 668, Holbrook, AZ 86025.

The County Recorder charges $30 flat, regardless of page count. A 2-page beneficiary deed costs $30 to record in Navajo County. A beneficiary deed is exempt from transfer tax.

Navajo County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile / CSC / eRecording Partners Network / Indecomm / Data Services Inc.

Recording Office Record

County Recorder

Navajo County · David Marshall

Address

100 E. Code Talkers DriveHolbrook, AZ 86025Mailing: PO Box 668, Holbrook, AZ 86025

Fax

928-524-4308

Hours

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

E-recording

Available via Simplifile / CSC / eRecording Partners Network / Indecomm / Data Services Inc.E-recording info →
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Recording fees

Flat fee (any length)$30
Transfer tax on a TOD deedExempt

A.R.S. § 11-475(A)(1)

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Estate Planning Attorneys Serving Navajo County

FirmShow Low, AZ

Brown & Jensen

Since 2014 · Serves 5 counties

Estate planning and probate practice anchored in Show Low's White Mountains, serving Navajo and Apache County families, with seven other offices across the Phoenix metro, Tucson, and Payson. Attorneys draft wills and trusts, guide personal representatives through probate, and handle estate tax matters. Founding partners are Shad M. Brown and Scott T. Jensen.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningBusiness Law

Office
40 N White Mountain Rd, Suite AShow Low, AZ 85901
Free consultation

FirmLakeside, AZ

Coronado Law Firm, PLLC

Serves 1 county

Pinetop-Lakeside firm on West White Mountain Boulevard serving Navajo County families, with a second office in Tucson. Its wills, trusts, and estates practice prepares wills and trusts built to avoid probate, plan for illness or incapacity, protect beneficiaries, and pay for medical and long-term care, alongside family law and civil litigation.

PracticesEstate PlanningCivil LitigationFamily Law

Office
4700 W White Mountain Blvd, Suite ALakeside, AZ 85929

FirmFlagstaff, AZ

Harris & Winger, P.C.

Serves 5 counties

General-practice northern Arizona firm in downtown Flagstaff, serving Flagstaff, Sedona, Williams, and surrounding communities. Its estates and trusts practice handles estate planning, trust creation, and disputing or defending wills alongside the firm's litigation work.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianship

Office
6 E Aspen Ave, Suite 280Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Virtual consultations

Solo PracticeSnowflake, AZ

Law Office of Brendon R. Rogers, PLLC

Serves 2 counties

Snowflake solo practice serving Navajo and Apache county families through the White Mountain Region's probate courts. Handles probate, small estate affidavits, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate litigation alongside wills and trusts. Free consultations, and always free for probate questions.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 2 more

Office
970 S Main Street, Suite BSnowflake, AZ 85937
Free consultation

FirmFlagstaff, AZ

Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden, P.L.L.C.

Since 1955 · Serves 3 counties

One of Flagstaff's oldest law firms, serving Coconino County and Northern Arizona from its North Elden Street office since 1955. Its probate practice handles document preparation and filing, creditor notification, tax issues, and distribution of property, and represents clients in contested probate matters, alongside real estate and business work.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawReal Estate

Office
112 N Elden StFlagstaff, AZ 86001

Solo PracticeShow Low, AZ

Nick D. Patton, Attorney at Law, P.L.L.C.

Serves 2 counties

Show Low solo practice on South White Mountain Road serving the White Mountains communities of Navajo and Apache Counties. Probate work runs from the application for appointment of a personal representative through inventory, distribution, and closing of the estate, and trust administration covers publication, notice to creditors, inventory, distribution, and termination of the trust.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 3 more

Office
2707 S White Mountain Rd, Suite LShow Low, AZ 85901
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