Panhandle · Circuit 14

Calhoun County probate help.

We serve Calhoun County (including Blountstown, Altha, Kinard) under the 14th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Blountstown. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

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Calhoun is a rural Panhandle county along the Apalachicola River with roughly 13,000 residents. Blountstown is the seat — Central Time Zone — within the 14th Judicial Circuit. Heavily forested with timber and agriculture as primary industries.

— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Calhoun County — Blountstown, Altha, Kinard — 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 Calhoun County.New-client intake is closed until late October 2026; the Calhoun County filing details on this page stay free to use.

— At a glance

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

The courthouse

Calhoun County Courthouse

Address20859 Central Ave E, Blountstown, FL 32424Phone(850) 674-4545HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm CT

Probate at the small Blountstown courthouse. Circuit judges rotate from Bay. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Clerk's website ↗E-file portal ↗

Death certificates

FL Department of Health in Calhoun · Vital Statistics

Address19611 SR 20 W, Blountstown, FL 32424Phone(850) 674-5645HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm CT

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 Calhoun County, as we see it.

Calhoun probate runs through the 14th Judicial Circuit at the small Blountstown courthouse. Circuit judges rotate from Bay County for hearings; routine filings stay local.

Hurricane Michael (2018) caused significant timber and rural-property damage; some heir-property and timber-estate claims still resolving. Heavy presence of timberland and family-held rural acreage complicates appraisal and division in estates.

Central Time Zone — out-of-state clients calling during ET business hours often miss the 4 PM close.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

14th Judicial Circuit. Shared with Bay, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Washington. Circuit judges rotate from Bay.
Hurricane Michael (2018) timber damage. Heir-property and timber-estate claims still resolving.
Family-held rural acreage. Multi-generational timberland complicates appraisal and division.
Central Time Zone. Eastern-time callers often miss the 4 PM close.

— Cities & neighborhoods