Estate Planning & Probate in Hickory County, Missouri
Most Hickory County estate questions come down to one fork: avoid probate before a death, or work through it after one. This page points you to the right path—planning ahead, or settling an estate at the Circuit Court - Probate Division.
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 Hickory County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Hickory County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Hickory County→The Probate Process in Hickory 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 Hickory County, probate runs through the Circuit Court - Probate Division at 23645 Polk Street, Suite 201, Hermitage. The court sits in the 30th Judicial Circuit. Hickory County shares the 30th Judicial Circuit with Dallas, Polk and Webster.
Full Hickory Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Circuit Court - Probate Division
Hickory County · 30th Judicial Circuit
Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
Recorder of Deeds
Hickory County · Recorder of Deeds · Pam Hutton
Address
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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