Neosho County Probate Statistics

Use this county view to check filing-fee patterns, e-filing access, and timing signals before you rely on a probate cost estimate or start preparing a petition.

Published: January 15, 2026Updated: September 7, 2026Data quality: Medium

What This County Snapshot Covers

This page is meant to answer the fast operational questions first: what the county charges to open common probate proceedings, whether e-filing is available, how long creditor claims may run, and where to verify the court record.

Fee Rows Captured

E-Filing Available

4 mo

Creditor Claim Period

Medium

Data Quality

Official Sources to Verify

County Fee Schedule

Check the live filing-fee source before relying on a county average or cached amount.

Court Forms or Filing Portal

Review the county or court forms page tied to this probate workflow.

Case Search

Use the county case-search tool when you need live docket or estate-case status information. Search results may not include every probate record.

This is the statewide case search the State of Kansas portal itself names and links as District Court Records Search on its Public Safety and Justice services page, which was read and verified in this pass. The search runs on the Kansas Judicial Branch site, whose robots.txt publishes User-agent ClaudeBot with Disallow for the whole site, so the portal was NOT fetched or machine-verified here and its coverage of Neosho County could not be confirmed from the command line. It opens normally in a browser. Kansas district courts moved onto a single statewide case management system, so coverage depth varies by county and by era, and confidential case types are not shown. Treat it as a finding aid rather than a complete record and confirm case details with the clerk of the district court.

Open case search County source page

District Court Website

Go straight to the District Court website for clerk notices and local instructions.

Filing Fee Schedule

Petition for Probate	$109.5
Determination Of Descent	$49.5
Refusal To Grant Letters	$48.5
Filing A Will And Affidavit	$48.5
Termination Of Joint Tenancy	$48.5
Termination Of Life Estate	$48.5
Guardianship	$69.5
Conservatorship	$69.5
Trusteeship	$69.5
Combined Guardianship And Conservatorship	$69.5
Certified Probate Proceedings 59 213	$23.5
Decrees In Probate From Another State	$173
Supreme Court Surcharge Max	$22

Filing Options

in person

by mail

Filing Deadlines

Creditor Claim Period4 months

District Court Information

Neosho County District Court

100 S. Main, Room 110, Erie, KS 66733

Phone: (620) 244-3831

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm

District Court Website →

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the Neosho County probate fees on this page the full cost of the case?

Not necessarily. Filing fees are only one part of probate cost. Publication charges, certified copies, appraisal expenses, attorney fees, and other estate-administration costs may still apply.

What does e-filing status mean for Neosho County probate cases?

E-filing status tells you whether the county accepts online filing and, when available in the dataset, whether attorneys are required to use it. "Not verified" means the county dataset does not record filing methods either way. In every case, check the current clerk instructions before filing.

Why might a fee or deadline be missing?

Some counties publish fees in fragmented schedules, update procedures without a clean machine-readable source, or handle certain deadlines in local instructions rather than a simple statewide field. Use the county reference page and District Court website to verify anything missing.

Information current as of September 7, 2026

Settled Estate is not a law firm, and this content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Probate laws and procedures in Kansas can change. Consult with a qualified attorney for advice specific to your situation. Full disclaimer.