Estate Planning & Probate in Dade County, Missouri
Dade County estate questions split two ways—planning so your family skips probate, or settling an estate that is already in it. Start with your situation below; both paths use Dade 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 Dade County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Dade County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Dade County→The Probate Process in Dade 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 Dade County, probate runs through the Circuit Court - Probate Division at 300 West Water Street, Greenfield. The court sits in the 28th Judicial Circuit. The same 28th Judicial Circuit also serves Barton, Cedar and Vernon.
Full Dade Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Circuit Court - Probate Division
Dade County · 28th Judicial Circuit
Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
Recorder of Deeds
Dade County · Recorder of Deeds · Carolyn Kile
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Phone
Hours
E-recording
$26 for the first page plus $3 for each additional page; a 2-page TOD deed records for $29; TOD deeds are exempt from transfer tax.
Full recording details →Verified September 7, 2026 · Source
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