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Levy County probate help.

We serve Levy County (including Bronson, Chiefland, Cedar Key, and surrounding areas) under the 8th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Bronson. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

Levy is a rural Gulf Coast county of roughly 45,000 residents stretching from the Suwannee River to the Cedar Key coast. 8th Judicial Circuit. Bronson is the seat.
— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Levy County — Bronson, Chiefland, Cedar Key, Williston, 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 Levy 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
Levy County Courthouse
Address355 S Court St, Bronson, FL 32621Phone(352) 486-5266HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate at the Bronson courthouse. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Death certificates
FL Department of Health in Levy · Vital Statistics
Address66 W Main St, Bronson, FL 32621Phone(352) 486-5300HoursMonday–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 Levy County, as we see it.

Levy spans rural inland to working Gulf coast. Bronson is the small seat at the geographic center; Williston (US-27) is horse country tied to Marion; Chiefland is the commercial hub on US-19; Cedar Key is the historic Gulf Coast island village with high-value waterfront and clam aquaculture.

Probate filings go to the Levy County Courthouse in Bronson under the 8th Judicial Circuit. Cedar Key waterfront and Gulf-front parcels have outsized valuations and often involve riparian/submerged-land questions and historic tax-deed title gaps. Significant horse farms and timberland (Williston/Morriston area) — Greenbelt classifications heavily impact estate valuations.

Williston Regional General Hospital closed in 2019; Levy County currently has no operating acute-care hospital. Death certificates often originate in Alachua, Marion, or Citrus county hospitals — we sort that at the records-pull stage.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

— Cities & neighborhoods

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

Bronson
Small county seat at the geographic center of the county.
Williston
Largest city on US-27 near the Marion County line; strong horse-country presence.
Chiefland
Commercial hub on US-19 in the northern part of the county.
Cedar Key
Historic Gulf Coast island village; tourism and clam aquaculture; high-value waterfront.
Inglis · Yankeetown
Gulf-front fishing villages on the Withlacoochee River near the Citrus County line.
— Other helpful local contacts

Save these to your phone.

Levy County Property Appraiser
Address310 School St, Room 108, Bronson, FL 32621Phone(352) 486-5222

Homestead, ag classifications, Cedar Key waterfront valuations

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Levy County Tax Collector
Address310 School St, Room 100, Bronson, FL 32621Phone(352) 486-5172

Vehicle title transfers, property tax

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Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association
Phone(352) 380-0333

Multi-county bar serving the 8th Circuit

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Florida Unclaimed Property

Search forgotten accounts in the deceased's name

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UF Health Shands — Records
Address1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608Phone(352) 265-0111

Regional hospital ~40 miles east; no in-county acute care

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— Take this with you

One-tap kit for Levy County probate.

Save Levy 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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Levy 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 Levy 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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