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Lafayette County probate help.

We serve Lafayette County (including Mayo, Day, Cooks Hammock) under the 3rd Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Mayo. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

Lafayette is one of Florida's least populous counties (~8,000 residents), entirely east of the Suwannee River in rural North Florida. 3rd Judicial Circuit. Mayo is the seat.
— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Lafayette County — Mayo, Day, Cooks Hammock — 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 Lafayette 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
Lafayette County Courthouse
Address120 W Main St, Mayo, FL 32066Phone(386) 294-1600HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate at the small Mayo courthouse. Call before driving in. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Death certificates
FL Department of Health in Lafayette · Vital Statistics
Address140 SW Virginia Cir, Mayo, FL 32066Phone(386) 294-1321HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm
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 Lafayette County, as we see it.

Lafayette is small. Probate filings go to the Lafayette County Courthouse in Mayo — one of the smallest clerk's offices in Florida. Call before driving in. The 3rd Judicial Circuit covers seven counties; the chief judge sits in Live Oak (Suwannee).

Massive dairy, hog, and poultry operations define the local agricultural economy — Suwannee River basin. Agricultural classifications and CAFO permits show up in estate inventories. Suwannee River frontage and springs (Mayo / Hatchbend) carry premium values and submerged-lands questions.

No in-county hospital — death certificates typically originate in Live Oak, Lake City, or Gainesville.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

— Cities & neighborhoods

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

Mayo
County seat; the only incorporated town in the county.
Day
Unincorporated community in the western part of the county on US-27.
Cooks Hammock · Hatchbend
Rural communities; Hatchbend is along the Suwannee River.
— Other helpful local contacts

Save these to your phone.

Lafayette County Property Appraiser
Address120 W Main St, Room 101, Mayo, FL 32066Phone(386) 294-1712

Homestead, ag classifications, river-frontage valuations

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Lafayette County Tax Collector
Address120 W Main St, Mayo, FL 32066Phone(386) 294-1961

Vehicle title transfers, property tax

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Florida Unclaimed Property

Search forgotten accounts in the deceased's name

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Shands Live Oak Regional — Records
Address1100 SW 11th St, Live Oak, FL 32064

Nearest acute-care hospital — records release for estate claims

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— Take this with you

One-tap kit for Lafayette County probate.

Save Lafayette probate contacts to your phone (.vcf)
.vcf

Adds the firm + courthouse + vital records + property appraiser + tax collector to your phone contacts in one tap.

Download
Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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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Tell us what's happening. We'll tell you exactly which path applies, what it'll cost, and how long it'll take. No sales pitch. Most calls end with a 4-step plan and zero stress.

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