Estate Planning & Probate in Maries County, Missouri
There are two reasons people look up Maries 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 - 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 Maries County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Maries County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Maries County→The Probate Process in Maries 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 Maries County, probate runs through the Circuit Court - Probate Division at 211 4th Street, Vienna. The court sits in the 25th Judicial Circuit. Maries County shares the 25th Judicial Circuit with Phelps, Pulaski and Texas.
Full Maries Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Circuit Court - Probate Division
Maries County · 25th Judicial Circuit
Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
Circuit Clerk & Recorder
Maries County · Circuit Clerk and Recorder · Mark Buschmann
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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
Missouri Estate Planning Articles
Articles about estate planning, probate, and trusts relevant to families in Maries County.
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