North FL · Circuit 8

Bradford County probate help.

We serve Bradford County (including Starke, Lawtey, Hampton, and surrounding areas) under the 8th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Starke. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

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Bradford is a small (~28,000 population) North Florida county best known as home to Florida State Prison and Union Correctional Institution. Probate is in the 8th Judicial Circuit at the Bradford County Courthouse in Starke.

— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Bradford County — Starke, Lawtey, Hampton, Brooker — 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 Bradford County.New-client intake is closed until late October 2026; the Bradford County filing details on this page stay free to use.

— At a glance

Where you'll go. What you'll need.

The courthouse

Bradford County Courthouse

Address945 N Temple Ave, Starke, FL 32091Phone(904) 966-6297HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate/County Civil at the Starke courthouse. Compact complex — clerk, PA, TC all within a block. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Clerk's website ↗E-file portal ↗

Death certificates

FL Department of Health in Bradford · Vital Statistics

Address1801 N Temple Ave, Starke, FL 32091Phone(904) 964-7732HoursMonday–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.

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— Local notes

Probate in Bradford County, as we see it.

Bradford's economy is anchored by state corrections (FSP/Raiford and Union CI lie partly in Bradford), agriculture (timber, blueberries, strawberries), and the US-301 commercial corridor. Probate filings go to the Bradford County Courthouse in Starke under the 8th Judicial Circuit.

The courthouse complex on N. Temple Ave puts clerk, property appraiser, and tax collector within a block — a real convenience. Greenbelt / agricultural classification issues are common during administration; many estates include working farmland or timber tracts.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

8th Judicial Circuit. Shared with Alachua, Baker, Gilchrist, Levy, Union.
Compact courthouse complex. Clerk, PA, TC within a block on N Temple Ave.
State corrections employment. FSP and Union CI nearby — some estates involve state pension and DROP-account assets.
Agricultural classifications. Timber, blueberry, and strawberry acreage common; Greenbelt analysis matters.
US-301 commercial corridor. Road-frontage commercial parcels often have value disproportionate to interior ag tracts.

— Cities & neighborhoods