Estate Planning & Probate in San Juan County, New Mexico
There are two reasons people look up San Juan 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 San Juan County's actual court and recording details.
Someone died — settling an estate
Filing probate at the San Juan County Probate Court, what it costs, transferring property, and local attorneys.
What to do when someone dies in San Juan County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a San Juan County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in San Juan County→The Probate Process in San Juan 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 San Juan County, probate runs through the San Juan County Probate Court at 100 South Oliver Drive, Suite 200, Aztec. The court sits in the 11th Judicial District. The same 11th Judicial District also serves McKinley.
Full San Juan Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
San Juan County Probate Court
San Juan County · 11th Judicial District
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Recording Deeds & Property Documents
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County Clerk
San Juan County · County Clerk · Alyssa Kuhn
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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 San Juan County Probate Court
Single-sided printing preferred. Probate packets (with will and without will), Small Estate Affidavit, and Proof of Authority forms are provided. Docket fee to file for informal probate $30.
New Mexico Estate Planning Articles
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