Estate Planning & Probate in Daviess County, Missouri
There are two reasons people look up Daviess County probate: to keep a family out of it, or to get a loved one's estate through it. Start with your situation below; both paths use Daviess 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 Daviess County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Daviess County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Daviess County→The Probate Process in Daviess 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 Daviess County, probate runs through the Circuit Court - Probate Division at 102 North Main, Gallatin. The court sits in the 43rd Judicial Circuit. Daviess County shares the 43rd Judicial Circuit with Caldwell, Clinton, DeKalb and Livingston.
Full Daviess Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Circuit Court - Probate Division
Daviess County · 43rd Judicial Circuit
Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
Recorder of Deeds
Daviess County · Recorder of Deeds · Tiffany Tadlock
Address
Phone
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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