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Bradford County probate help.

We serve Bradford County (including Starke, Lawtey, Hampton, and surrounding areas) under the 8th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Starke. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

Bradford is a small (~28,000 population) North Florida county best known as home to Florida State Prison and Union Correctional Institution. Probate is in the 8th Judicial Circuit at the Bradford County Courthouse in Starke.
— A probate attorney near you

Looking for a probate or estate planning attorney near you in Bradford County?

We serve all of Bradford County — Starke, Lawtey, Hampton, Brooker — with flat-fee probate, estate planning, wills, and trusts. Most of it happens by phone, email, and e-signature, so “near me” really means wherever you are in Bradford County. Call 941.352.1006 or book a free 30-minute consult.

— At a glance

Where you'll go. What you'll need.

The courthouse
Bradford County Courthouse
Address945 N Temple Ave, Starke, FL 32091Phone(904) 966-6297HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate/County Civil at the Starke courthouse. Compact complex — clerk, PA, TC all within a block. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Death certificates
FL Department of Health in Bradford · Vital Statistics
Address1801 N Temple Ave, Starke, FL 32091Phone(904) 964-7732HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm
Cost · Local DOH fees vary — call ahead. Order 8–12 certified copies for an estate.

Order 8–12 certified copies — banks, title companies, the IRS, and the court each need their own. Ordering more upfront saves trips back later.

— Local notes

Probate in Bradford County, as we see it.

Bradford's economy is anchored by state corrections (FSP/Raiford and Union CI lie partly in Bradford), agriculture (timber, blueberries, strawberries), and the US-301 commercial corridor. Probate filings go to the Bradford County Courthouse in Starke under the 8th Judicial Circuit.

The courthouse complex on N. Temple Ave puts clerk, property appraiser, and tax collector within a block — a real convenience. Greenbelt / agricultural classification issues are common during administration; many estates include working farmland or timber tracts.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

— Cities & neighborhoods

Local where you live — Bradford County, top to bottom.

Starke
County seat on US-301; commercial hub and home to most county offices.
Lawtey
Small city just north of Starke; well-known speed-trap reputation on US-301.
Hampton
Tiny city south of Starke; infamous for an earlier speed-trap scandal.
Brooker
Small western town near the Alachua County line.
— Other helpful local contacts

Save these to your phone.

Bradford County Property Appraiser
Address945 N Temple Ave, Suite A, Starke, FL 32091Phone(904) 966-6216

Homestead, ag classifications, timberland and farmland valuations

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Bradford County Tax Collector
Address945 N Temple Ave, Suite B, Starke, FL 32091Phone(904) 966-6235

Vehicle title transfers, property tax

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Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association
Phone(352) 380-0333

Multi-county bar serving the 8th Circuit

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Florida Unclaimed Property

Search forgotten accounts in the deceased's name

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Shands Starke Regional — Records
Address922 E Call St, Starke, FL 32091Phone(904) 368-2300

Starke's hospital — records release for estate claims

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— Take this with you

One-tap kit for Bradford County probate.

Save Bradford probate contacts to your phone (.vcf)
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Adds the firm + courthouse + vital records + property appraiser + tax collector to your phone contacts in one tap.

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Bradford probate quick-reference (PDF kit)
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Single-page printable cheatsheet — courthouse address, hours, where to get death certificates, our contact, top 5 first-call resources.

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What we handle in Bradford County
Summary Administration$1,950Formal Administration$2,950+Ancillary Administration$2,450Disposition w/o Administration$1,200Determination of HomesteadAdd-on · $400
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