Estate Planning & Probate in Osage County, Missouri
Most Osage 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 Osage County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Osage County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Osage County→The Probate Process in Osage 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 Osage County, probate runs through the Circuit Court - Probate Division at 106 E. Main Street, Linn. The court sits in the 20th Judicial Circuit. Osage County shares the 20th Judicial Circuit with Franklin and Gasconade.
Full Osage Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Circuit Court - Probate Division
Osage County · 20th Judicial Circuit
Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
Recorder of Deeds
Osage County · Recorder of Deeds · Cindy Hoffman
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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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