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Calhoun County probate help.

We serve Calhoun County (including Blountstown, Altha, Kinard) under the 14th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Blountstown. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

Calhoun is a rural Panhandle county along the Apalachicola River with roughly 13,000 residents. Blountstown is the seat — Central Time Zone — within the 14th Judicial Circuit. Heavily forested with timber and agriculture as primary industries.
— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Calhoun County — Blountstown, Altha, Kinard — 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 Calhoun 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
Calhoun County Courthouse
Address20859 Central Ave E, Blountstown, FL 32424Phone(850) 674-4545HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm CT

Probate at the small Blountstown courthouse. Circuit judges rotate from Bay. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Death certificates
FL Department of Health in Calhoun · Vital Statistics
Address19611 SR 20 W, Blountstown, FL 32424Phone(850) 674-5645HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm CT
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 Calhoun County, as we see it.

Calhoun probate runs through the 14th Judicial Circuit at the small Blountstown courthouse. Circuit judges rotate from Bay County for hearings; routine filings stay local.

Hurricane Michael (2018) caused significant timber and rural-property damage; some heir-property and timber-estate claims still resolving. Heavy presence of timberland and family-held rural acreage complicates appraisal and division in estates.

Central Time Zone — out-of-state clients calling during ET business hours often miss the 4 PM close.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

— Cities & neighborhoods

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

Blountstown
County seat on the Apalachicola River; home to the Panhandle Pioneer Settlement.
Altha
Small farming community north of Blountstown; peanut and cotton agriculture.
Kinard
Unincorporated rural community in southern Calhoun County.
— Other helpful local contacts

Save these to your phone.

Calhoun County Property Appraiser
Address20859 Central Ave E, Room G-20, Blountstown, FL 32424Phone(850) 674-5636

Homestead, ag classifications, timberland valuations

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Calhoun County Tax Collector
Address20859 Central Ave E, Room 107, Blountstown, FL 32424Phone(850) 674-8242

Vehicle title transfers, property tax

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Florida Unclaimed Property

Search forgotten accounts in the deceased's name

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Calhoun Liberty Hospital — Records
Address20370 NE Burns Ave, Blountstown, FL 32424Phone(850) 674-5411

Blountstown's hospital — records release for estate claims

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— Take this with you

One-tap kit for Calhoun County probate.

Save Calhoun 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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Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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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