We serve Franklin County (including Apalachicola, Carrabelle, Eastpoint, and surrounding areas) under the 2nd Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Apalachicola. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.
We serve all of Franklin County — Apalachicola, Carrabelle, Eastpoint, St. George Island, and the surrounding communities — 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 Franklin County. Call 941.352.1006 or book a free 30-minute consult.
Franklin is the oyster coast. Probate filings go to the Franklin County Clerk in Apalachicola under the 2nd Judicial Circuit (judges sit primarily in Tallahassee/Leon, requiring some hearings to travel).
Estates frequently include oyster leases, seafood-business interests, and working waterfront — a unique probate asset class. St. George Island and Alligator Point coastal lots are high-value beach properties; valuation and insurance issues are routine.
The 2012 oyster fishery collapse and ongoing Apalachicola Bay water litigation still affect valuation of bay-related assets in some estates. We work each case carefully.
Homestead, coastal valuations, oyster-lease interests
Vehicle title transfers, property tax
Apalachicola's hospital — records release for estate claims
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