Estate Planning & Probate in Grant County, New Mexico
There are two reasons people look up Grant 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 Grant County's actual court and recording details.
Someone died — settling an estate
Filing probate at the Grant County Probate Court, what it costs, transferring property, and local attorneys.
What to do when someone dies in Grant County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Grant County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Grant County→The Probate Process in Grant 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 Grant County, probate runs through the Grant County Probate Court at 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City. The court sits in the 6th Judicial District. The same 6th Judicial District also serves Hidalgo and Luna.
Full Grant Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Grant County Probate Court
Grant County · 6th Judicial District
Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
County Clerk
Grant County · County Clerk · Connie Holguin
Address
Phone
Fax
Hours
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 Grant County Probate Court
A probate cannot be filed during the first 120 hours (5 days) after death and must be filed within 3 years of death. The decedent must have resided in or owned property in Grant County. Informal probate docket fee $30; death certificate recording $25; certified copies $2 per document. Payment by cash, check, money order, or cashier's check only. Probate packets available at the County Clerk's Office for $5.
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