Estate Planning & Probate in Knox County, Indiana
There are two reasons people look up Knox County probate: to keep a family out of it, or to get a loved one's estate through it. This page points you to the right path—planning ahead, or settling an estate at the Circuit Court.
Someone died — settling an estate
Filing probate at the Circuit Court, what it costs, transferring property, and local attorneys.
What to do when someone dies in Knox County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Knox County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Knox County→The Probate Process in Knox 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 Knox County, probate runs through the Circuit Court at 111 North Seventh Street, Suite 14, Vincennes. The court sits in the Judicial District 25.
Full Knox Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Circuit Court
Knox County · Judicial District 25
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Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
County Recorder
Knox County · County Recorder · Kelley Kopp Hopwood
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$25 flat, regardless of page count; a 2-page TOD deed records for $35; TOD deeds are exempt from transfer tax.
Full recording details →Verified September 4, 2026 · Source
Local Procedures at the Circuit Court
Knox County Local Rules — case-assignment rule: supervised estate ("ES"), unsupervised estate ("EU"), estate miscellaneous ("EM"), and trust ("TR") cases are assigned to the Knox Circuit Court. Guardianship ("GU"/"GM") cases are also filed in Knox Circuit Court, unless an existing juvenile CHINS ("JC") case is pending, in which case the guardianship is filed in Knox Superior Court 1.
Indiana Estate Planning Articles
Articles about estate planning, probate, and trusts relevant to families in Knox County.
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