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Wakulla County probate help.

We serve Wakulla County (including Crawfordville, Panacea, St. Marks, and surrounding areas) under the 2nd Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Crawfordville. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

Wakulla County is a coastal Big Bend county south of Tallahassee — about 35,000 residents, anchored by Crawfordville as the seat. Home to Wakulla Springs and the St. Marks Lighthouse. 2nd Judicial Circuit.
— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Wakulla County — Crawfordville, Panacea, St. Marks, Sopchoppy, 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 Wakulla 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
Wakulla County Clerk of Circuit Court
Address3056 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville, FL 32327Phone(850) 926-0301HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate at the Crawfordville courthouse. Circuit judges sit in Tallahassee — a quick drive. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Death certificates
FL Department of Health in Wakulla · Vital Statistics
Address48 Oak St, Crawfordville, FL 32327Phone(850) 926-0400HoursMonday–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 Wakulla County, as we see it.

Wakulla is Tallahassee's Gulf-coast bedroom community. Many decedents lived in Wakulla but worked in Leon County; cross-county asset issues are routine. Probate filings go to the Wakulla County Clerk in Crawfordville under the 2nd Judicial Circuit. Circuit judges sit in Tallahassee — a quick drive.

Estates often include St. Marks Lighthouse-area or Panacea coastal property, plus springs/river-front parcels along the Wakulla River. St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge dominates the southern county — many private parcels are surrounded by federal land, complicating access and valuation.

No full hospital in Wakulla — Tallahassee Memorial in Leon is the nearest, ~20 miles north. TMH operates Physician Partners Wakulla and a Wakulla urgent care/diagnostic center locally.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

— Cities & neighborhoods

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

Crawfordville
County seat and largest community along US-319.
St. Marks
Historic port town at the confluence of the St. Marks and Wakulla rivers; near the lighthouse.
Panacea
Gulf-coast fishing village south of Crawfordville.
Sopchoppy
Small town famous for the annual Worm Gruntin' Festival.
Wakulla Station · Medart
Small Crawfordville-area communities along US-319.
— Other helpful local contacts

Save these to your phone.

Wakulla County Property Appraiser
Address3115 Crawfordville Hwy, Suite A, Crawfordville, FL 32327Phone(850) 926-0500

Homestead, river-frontage and federal-adjacent valuations

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Wakulla County Tax Collector
Phone(850) 926-3371

Vehicle title transfers, property tax

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Florida Unclaimed Property

Search forgotten accounts in the deceased's name

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Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare — Records
Address1300 Miccosukee Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308Phone(850) 431-1155

Nearest acute-care hospital ~20 miles north

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One-tap kit for Wakulla County probate.

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Wakulla 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 Wakulla 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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