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Jackson County probate help.

We serve Jackson County (including Marianna, Graceville, Sneads, and surrounding areas) under the 14th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Marianna. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

Jackson is the largest of the inland Panhandle counties with about 47,000 residents. Marianna is the seat — home to Florida Caverns State Park. 14th Judicial Circuit. Central Time Zone.
— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Jackson County — Marianna, Graceville, Sneads, Cottondale, 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 Jackson 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
Jackson County Clerk of Circuit Court
Address4445 Lafayette St, Marianna, FL 32446Phone(850) 482-9552HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm CT

Probate at the Marianna courthouse. Circuit judges primarily in Bay. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Death certificates
FL Department of Health in Jackson · Vital Statistics
Address4979 Healthy Way, Marianna, FL 32446Phone(850) 526-2412HoursMonday–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 Jackson County, as we see it.

Jackson is the largest probate docket in the 14th Circuit. Probate filings go to the Jackson County Clerk in Marianna. Circuit judges sit primarily in Bay; routine filings remain local in Marianna.

Hurricane Michael (2018) caused catastrophic damage; many farm and timber estates still wrestle with insurance, repair, and devaluation issues. Lake Seminole and Apalachicola headwaters in the eastern county — waterfront/recreational property valuations involve complex Georgia/Florida boundary considerations.

Heavy farm and timberland inheritance — multi-generational family farms common, with associated heir-property challenges.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

— Cities & neighborhoods

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

Marianna
County seat with historic downtown and Florida Caverns State Park.
Graceville
Northern-county town; home of the Baptist College of Florida.
Sneads
Town on Lake Seminole at the Apalachicola River headwaters.
Cottondale
Small agricultural town along I-10 west of Marianna.
Malone
Rural community near the Alabama border.
— Other helpful local contacts

Save these to your phone.

Jackson County Property Appraiser
Address4445 Lafayette St, Marianna, FL 32446Phone(850) 482-9646

Homestead, ag classifications, post-Michael rebuild questions

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Jackson County Tax Collector
Address4125 Jireh Ct, Marianna, FL 32448Phone(850) 482-9653

Vehicle title transfers, property tax

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Florida Unclaimed Property

Search forgotten accounts in the deceased's name

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Jackson Hospital — Records
Address4250 Hospital Dr, Marianna, FL 32446Phone(850) 526-2200

Marianna's hospital — records release for estate claims

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— Take this with you

One-tap kit for Jackson County probate.

Save Jackson 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
Jackson 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 Jackson 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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