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Hamilton County probate help.

We serve Hamilton County (including Jasper, Jennings, White Springs) under the 3rd Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Jasper. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

Hamilton is a small (~14,000 population) North Florida county on the Georgia border, formed by a bend of the Suwannee River. 3rd Judicial Circuit. Jasper is the seat.
— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Hamilton County — Jasper, Jennings, White Springs — 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 Hamilton 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
Hamilton County Courthouse
Address207 NE 1st St, Room 106, Jasper, FL 32052Phone(386) 792-1288HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate at the Jasper courthouse. Single-building county operations. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Death certificates
FL Department of Health in Hamilton · Vital Statistics
Address209 SE Central Ave, Jasper, FL 32052Phone(386) 792-1414HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm (closed 12–1pm)
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 Hamilton County, as we see it.

Hamilton is small, rural, and bisected by the Suwannee River. Probate filings go to the Hamilton County Courthouse in Jasper — courthouse, clerk, PA, and TC all share the same building. The 3rd Judicial Circuit covers seven counties; circuit judges rotate.

Phosphate-mining history (PCS Phosphate / Nutrien White Springs) leaves some heirs holding mineral or surface-rights interests with separate valuations. Riverfront and floodplain parcels along the Suwannee are common in estate inventories. No in-county hospital — death certificates typically originate in Lake City, Live Oak, or Valdosta GA.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

— Cities & neighborhoods

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

Jasper
County seat at US-41 / SR-6; traditional county hub.
Jennings
Small town on I-75 just south of the Georgia line; first/last exit stop.
White Springs
Historic Suwannee River town; home to the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park.
— Other helpful local contacts

Save these to your phone.

Hamilton County Property Appraiser
Address207 NE 1st St, Room 108, Jasper, FL 32052Phone(386) 792-2791

Homestead, ag classifications, mineral-rights and river-frontage valuations

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Hamilton County Tax Collector
Address207 NE 1st St, Room 104, Jasper, FL 32052Phone(386) 792-1284

Vehicle title transfers, property tax

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Florida Unclaimed Property

Search forgotten accounts in the deceased's name

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HCA Florida Lake City Hospital — Records
Phone(386) 719-9000

Nearest acute-care hospital — records release for estate claims

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— Take this with you

One-tap kit for Hamilton County probate.

Save Hamilton 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.

Download
Hamilton probate quick-reference (PDF kit)
Coming soon

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 Hamilton 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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