Estate Planning & Probate in Sweet Grass County, Montana
Most Sweet Grass 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 Sweet Grass County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Sweet Grass County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Sweet Grass County→The Probate Process in Sweet Grass 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 Sweet Grass County, probate runs through the District Court at 200 West 1st Avenue, Big Timber. The court sits in the 6th Judicial District. The same 6th Judicial District also serves Park.
Full Sweet Grass Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
District Court
Sweet Grass County · 6th Judicial District
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Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
County Clerk and Recorder
Sweet Grass County · Clerk and Recorder / Election Administrator · Dawn Curry
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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
The District Court schedules probate hearings Law and Motion held Tuesday mornings (effective July 1, 2026); general open court routinely Tuesday afternoons (some weeks vary). Call 406-932-5154 to confirm.
Effective July 1, 2026, Law and Motion is held Tuesday mornings. The court is otherwise in open session routinely on Tuesday afternoons (some weeks vary; call to confirm). Use of the District Courtroom must be reserved through the Clerk.
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