Estate Planning & Probate in Boone County, Arkansas
Most Boone County estate questions come down to one fork: avoid probate before a death, or work through it after one. Start with your situation below; both paths use Boone County's actual court and recording details.
Someone died — settling an estate
Filing probate at the Circuit Court - Probate Division, what it costs, transferring property, and local attorneys.
What to do when someone dies in Boone County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Boone County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Boone County→The Probate Process in Boone County
Probate is the court-supervised process of settling someone's estate after they die — validating the will, paying debts and taxes, and transferring what's left to the heirs. In Boone County, probate runs through the Circuit Court - Probate Division at 100 North Main Street, Suite 200, Harrison. The court sits in the 14th Judicial Circuit. Boone County shares the 14th Judicial Circuit with Baxter, Marion and Newton.
Full Boone Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Circuit Court - Probate Division
Boone County · 14th Judicial Circuit
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Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
Circuit Clerk
Boone County · Judy Kay Harris
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$15 for the first page plus $5 for each additional page; a 2-page TOD deed records for $20; TOD deeds are exempt from transfer tax.
Full recording details →Verified September 4, 2026 · Source
Local Procedures at the Circuit Court - Probate Division
Arkansas uses the eFlex electronic filing system. Self-represented (pro se) litigants who cannot use eFlex may file documents in person at the circuit clerk's office, by mail (USPS, FedEx, UPS), or via filing depository. Official probate forms available at arcourts.gov/forms-and-publications/court-forms/probate-division/forms.
Arkansas Estate Planning Articles
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