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Taylor County probate help.

We serve Taylor County (including Perry, Steinhatchee, Keaton Beach, and surrounding areas) under the 3rd Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Perry. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

Taylor County (~21,000) sits on Florida's Big Bend Gulf Coast — Perry as the inland county seat with a long, sparsely populated coastline. 3rd Judicial Circuit.
— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Taylor County — Perry, Steinhatchee, Keaton Beach, Salem — 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 Taylor 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
Taylor County Courthouse
Address108 N Jefferson St, Suite 102, Perry, FL 32348Phone(850) 838-3506HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate at the Perry courthouse. Clerk, PA, TC all in the same building. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Death certificates
FL Department of Health in Taylor · Vital Statistics
Address1215 N Peacock Ave, Perry, FL 32347Phone(850) 584-5087HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
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 Taylor County, as we see it.

Taylor is timber and Gulf coast. The dominant timber and pulp-mill economy (Foley Cellulose / Georgia-Pacific) means many estates include pine-plantation acreage with separate timber rights/leases. Perry is the inland seat at the US-19/US-27/US-98 junction — 'Tree Capital of the South.'

Probate filings go to the Taylor County Courthouse in Perry under the 3rd Judicial Circuit. The Perry courthouse complex consolidates clerk, PA, and TC at 108 N Jefferson St.

Hurricanes Idalia (2023) and Helene (2024) caused significant damage along the Steinhatchee/Keaton Beach coast — current estates filed since often involve insurance, FEMA-buyout, and storm-loss issues. Coastal stilt homes and 'fish-camp' parcels often have informal title histories requiring careful probate-driven cleanup.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

— Cities & neighborhoods

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

Perry
County seat at the US-19 / US-27 / US-98 junction; 'Tree Capital of the South.'
Steinhatchee
Gulf-front fishing/scalloping village shared with Dixie County; high-value waterfront.
Keaton Beach
Small Gulf coastal community popular for fishing and second homes.
Salem
Coastal unincorporated community.
Shady Grove
Rural community west of Perry.
— Other helpful local contacts

Save these to your phone.

Taylor County Property Appraiser
Address108 N Jefferson St, Suite 201, Perry, FL 32348Phone(850) 838-3511

Homestead, timberland and coastal valuations

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Taylor County Tax Collector
Address108 N Jefferson St, Suite 101, Perry, FL 32347Phone(850) 838-3517

Vehicle title transfers, property tax

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Florida Unclaimed Property

Search forgotten accounts in the deceased's name

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Doctors' Memorial Hospital — Records
Address333 N Byron Butler Pkwy, Perry, FL 32347Phone(850) 584-0800

Perry's hospital — records release for estate claims

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— Take this with you

One-tap kit for Taylor County probate.

Save Taylor 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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Taylor 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 Taylor 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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