Estate Planning & Probate in Union County, New Mexico
There are two reasons people look up Union 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 Union County's actual court and recording details.
Someone died — settling an estate
Filing probate at the Union County Probate Court, what it costs, transferring property, and local attorneys.
What to do when someone dies in Union County→Planning ahead as a property owner
Keep a Union County home out of probate with a transfer-on-death deed or a living trust.
Estate planning in Union County→The Probate Process in Union 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 Union County, probate runs through the Union County Probate Court at 200 Court Street, Clayton. The court sits in the 8th Judicial District. Union County shares the 8th Judicial District with Colfax and Taos.
Full Union Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Union County Probate Court
Union County · 8th Judicial District
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Recording Deeds & Property Documents
Recording Office Record
County Clerk
Union County · County Clerk · Devian Fields
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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 8, 2026 · Source
New Mexico Estate Planning Articles
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