Contact:  (417) 868-4027

***Effective June 1, 2022, all supporting documentation for annual and final settlements, including bank statements and vouchers, shall be electronically filed with the court. Hard copies will not be accepted absent permission from the court.***

***Effective immediately, attorneys filing adult guardianship cases in the Probate Division will be responsible for service on the Respondent. A summons will be placed on the case for retrieval and service by the Petitioner’s attorney.***

The Probate Division of the 31st Judicial Circuit has statutory authority over the estates of deceased persons and incapacitated or disabled adults and minors, which may include a Guardianship or Conservatorship.  The Probate Division also adjudicates cases involving wills and trusts, the estates of deceased persons who did not have a will, and cases involving a civil commitment to treatment facilities of persons who are mentally ill or who have substance abuse problems.  The Probate Division Clerk is in the Judicial Court Facility, but in a location separate from the Circuit Clerk, and is the proper place to file matters properly under the authority of the Probate Division.

Case information may be accessed via Case.net.

Court Clerks are prohibited from giving legal advice pursuant to 484.020 RSMo.  

Court Clerks may provide limited assistance in filling out forms necessary for obtaining an order of refusal of letters pursuant to 473.091 RSMo.

Probate Procedures

For Website Info Efiling Tips click here.

Remote Public Access - Probate Redaction Tips click here.

To see the Settlement Review for Auditing click here.

For Probate fees click here.

For Probate forms click here.

*****PROBATE LAW UPDATE  click here   Effective August 28, 2018*****

*****Caregiver Background Screening Form MO300-1590s  *****

Denise Rowland

Court Manager

Probate Division