Estate Planning & Probate in Curry County, New Mexico
There are two reasons people look up Curry County probate: to keep a family out of it, or to get a loved one's estate through it. Start with your situation below; both paths use Curry County's actual court and recording details.
Someone died — settling an estate
Filing probate at the Curry County Probate Court, what it costs, transferring property, and local attorneys.
What to do when someone dies in Curry County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Curry County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Curry County→The Probate Process in Curry 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 Curry County, probate runs through the Curry County Probate Court at 417 Gidding St., Suite 130, Clovis. The court sits in the 9th Judicial District. Curry County shares the 9th Judicial District with Roosevelt.
Full Curry Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Curry County Probate Court
Curry County · 9th Judicial District
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Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
County Clerk
Curry County · County Clerk · Annie Hogland
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E-recording
$25 flat, regardless of page count; a 2-page TOD deed records for $25; TOD deeds are exempt from transfer tax.
Full recording details →Verified September 7, 2026 · Source
Local Procedures at the Curry County Probate Court
Probate Court handles informal probate only. Formal probate, heir determinations, contested cases, and trust matters are filed in District Court. Informal probate docket fee $30; probate forms packet $5; certified copy of Letters of Administration/Testamentary $1.50 each.
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