Estate Planning & Probate in Pulaski County, Missouri
There are two reasons people look up Pulaski 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 Pulaski County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Pulaski County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Pulaski County→The Probate Process in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County, probate runs through the Circuit Court - Probate Division at 301 Historic Route 66 East, Suite 202, Waynesville. The court sits in the 25th Judicial Circuit. Pulaski County shares the 25th Judicial Circuit with Maries, Phelps and Texas.
Full Pulaski Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Circuit Court - Probate Division
Pulaski County · 25th Judicial Circuit
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Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
Recorder of Deeds
Pulaski County · Recorder of Deeds · Rachelle Beasley
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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 June 3, 2026 · Source
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