Estate Planning & Probate in Ottawa County, Kansas
Ottawa County estate questions split two ways—planning so your family skips probate, or settling an estate that is already in it. Pick the path that fits, then work from the local District Court details.
Someone died — settling an estate
Filing probate at the District Court, what it costs, transferring property, and local attorneys.
What to do when someone dies in Ottawa County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Ottawa County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Ottawa County→The Probate Process in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County, probate runs through the District Court at 307 N Concord, Minneapolis. The court sits in the 28th Judicial District. The same 28th Judicial District also serves Saline.
Full Ottawa Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
District Court
Ottawa County · 28th Judicial District
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Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
Register of Deeds
Ottawa County · Shelby Walker
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$21 for the first page plus $17 for each additional page; a 2-page TOD deed records for $38; TOD deeds are exempt from transfer tax.
Full recording details →Verified September 4, 2026 · Source
Local Procedures at the District Court
The District Court schedules probate hearings Motion day: 9:30 AM on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Other cases set by appointment.
Traffic and juvenile court: 9:00 AM Tuesday. Motion day: 9:30 AM on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. All other cases are set by appointment. The 28th Judicial District judge sits in Ottawa County on Mondays and Tuesdays (and by appointment) and in Saline County on Wednesdays and Fridays.
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