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Union County probate help.

We serve Union County (including Lake Butler, Raiford, Worthington Springs) under the 8th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Lake Butler. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

Union is Florida's smallest county by area (about 240 sq mi), with roughly 15,000 residents. The state-prison complex (RMC, Union CI) dominates the geography. 8th Judicial Circuit. Lake Butler is the seat.
— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Union County — Lake Butler, Raiford, Worthington 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 Union 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
Union County Courthouse
Address55 W Main St, Room 103, Lake Butler, FL 32054Phone(386) 496-3711HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate at the Lake Butler courthouse — small single-building county. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Death certificates
FL Department of Health in Union · Vital Statistics
Address495 E Main St, Lake Butler, FL 32054Phone(386) 496-3211HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm
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 Union County, as we see it.

Union is small and rural. The county is dominated by state corrections — the Reception and Medical Center and Union CI sit just over the Bradford line, and many local estates involve state pension and DROP-account assets. Lake Butler — the seat and only incorporated city of any size — sits on the south shore of Lake Butler.

Probate filings go to the Union County Courthouse in Lake Butler under the 8th Judicial Circuit. Single small courthouse serves the entire county.

Agricultural land (timber, beef, blueberries) dominates; Greenbelt classification questions are routine. Santa Fe River frontage in the south end carries premium values and occasional riparian disputes.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

— Cities & neighborhoods

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

Lake Butler
County seat and only incorporated city of any size; sits on the south shore of Lake Butler.
Raiford
Unincorporated community known as the location of the Reception and Medical Center prison.
Worthington Springs
Tiny historic spa town along the Santa Fe River.
Providence
Unincorporated rural community.
— Other helpful local contacts

Save these to your phone.

Union County Property Appraiser
Address5850 S Main St, Suite 105, Lake Butler, FL 32054Phone(386) 496-3771

Homestead, ag classifications, river-frontage valuations

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Union County Tax Collector
Address55 W Main St, Lake Butler, FL 32054Phone(386) 496-3331

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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Lake Butler Hospital — Records
Address850 E Main St, Lake Butler, FL 32054Phone(386) 496-9200

Lake Butler's hospital — records release for estate claims

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— Take this with you

One-tap kit for Union County probate.

Save Union 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
Union 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 Union 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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