Estate Planning & Probate in Big Horn County, Montana
Most Big Horn 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 District Court.
Someone died — settling an estate
Filing probate at the District Court, what it costs, transferring property, and local attorneys.
What to do when someone dies in Big Horn County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Big Horn County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Big Horn County→The Probate Process in Big Horn 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 Big Horn County, probate runs through the District Court at 121 West 3rd Street, Room 221, Hardin. The court sits in the 22nd Judicial District. Big Horn County shares the 22nd Judicial District with Carbon and Stillwater.
Full Big Horn Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
District Court
Big Horn County · 22nd Judicial District
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Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
County Clerk and Recorder
Big Horn County · Clerk and Recorder · Kimberly Yarlott
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E-recording
$20 for the first page plus $10 for each additional page; a 2-page TOD deed records for $30; TOD deeds are exempt from transfer tax.
Full recording details →Verified September 7, 2026 · Source
Local Procedures at the District Court
Probate proceedings heard on uncontested calendar with other matters including initial appearances, arraignments, judgments by consent or default, and matters anticipated to take less than 30 minutes.
Montana Estate Planning Articles
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