Estate Planning & Probate in Webster County, Missouri

There are two reasons people look up Webster 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.

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Planning ahead as a property owner

Keep a Webster County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.

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The Probate Process in Webster 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 Webster County, probate runs through the Circuit Court - Probate Division at 101 S. Crittenden Street, Room 22, Marshfield. The court sits in the 30th Judicial Circuit. The same 30th Judicial Circuit also serves Dallas, Hickory and Polk.

Full Webster Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →

Probate Court Record

Circuit Court - Probate Division

Webster County · 30th Judicial Circuit

Address

101 S. Crittenden Street, Room 22Marshfield, MO 65706

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm
Paper filing availableE-filing optionalSelf-filing allowed
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Recording Deeds & Property Documents

Recording Office Record

Recorder of Deeds

Webster County · Recorder of Deeds · Stacy Atkison

Address

101 N. Crittenden St, Room 16Marshfield, MO 65706Mailing: P.O. Box 546, Marshfield, MO 65706

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

E-recording

Available via CSC

$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.

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Local Procedures at the Circuit Court - Probate Division

Probate cases have no local rule designation (operate under state rules rather than circuit-specific rules). Case number block: 692,000 to 717,999.

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