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Citrus County probate help.

We serve Citrus County (including Inverness, Crystal River, Homosassa, and surrounding areas) under the 5th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Inverness. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

Citrus County is a Gulf-coast retiree county on Florida's Nature Coast, about 80 miles north of Sarasota. Population around 154,000. Inverness is the seat — walkable downtown around Lake Henderson — and probate runs in the 5th Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter).
— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Citrus County — Inverness, Crystal River, Homosassa, Beverly Hills, 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 Citrus 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
Citrus County Courthouse
Address110 N Apopka Ave, Inverness, FL 34450Phone(352) 341-6400HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate Division at the historic Inverness courthouse. Records/probate operations at the 120 N Apopka annex. Additional clerk locations in Crystal River and Lecanto. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Death certificates
FL Department of Health in Citrus · Vital Statistics
Address3700 W Sovereign Path, Lecanto, FL 34461Phone(352) 527-0068HoursMonday–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 Citrus County, as we see it.

Citrus runs older than the state median by a wide margin — the median age sits among the highest in Florida — and the probate caseload reflects it. Sustained volume of summary administration, homestead questions, and out-of-state ancillary cases for Northeast and Midwest snowbirds. The 2026 reform raising the threshold to $150k brought a lot more Citrus estates onto the fast path.

Probate filings go to the Citrus County Courthouse in Inverness under the 5th Judicial Circuit. Crystal River and Lecanto have additional clerk service locations. E-filing through myflcourtaccess.com.

Hurricane Idalia (Aug 2023) caused significant Gulf-coast surge damage in Crystal River and Homosassa — many estates here still involve Idalia-damaged or rebuilt homesteads, insurance proceeds, and the standard rebuild-vs-sell decisions. Mobile and manufactured homes are common, and they title differently from real property; we sort that at intake.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

— Cities & neighborhoods

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

Inverness
County seat on Lake Henderson; walkable historic Courthouse Square downtown.
Crystal River
Gulf-coast town famous for manatee swims at Three Sisters Springs and Kings Bay.
Homosassa · Homosassa Springs
Riverside community; home to Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park.
Lecanto
Inland crossroads housing the county government complex and DOH offices.
Beverly Hills
1960s-built planned retirement community in central Citrus County.
Hernando · Citrus Springs
Unincorporated Gulf-coast retiree-heavy communities in northern Citrus.
— Other helpful local contacts

Save these to your phone.

Citrus County Property Appraiser
Address210 N Apopka Ave, Suite 200, Inverness, FL 34450Phone(352) 341-6600

Homestead, Save Our Homes, post-Idalia rebuild questions

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Citrus County Tax Collector
Address210 N Apopka Ave, Suite 100, Inverness, FL 34450Phone(352) 341-6500

Vehicle and mobile-home title transfers, property tax

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Citrus County Bar Association
Address213 N Apopka Ave, Inverness, FL 34450

Local bar group; shares Citrus-Hernando Inn of Court

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Florida Unclaimed Property

Search forgotten accounts in the deceased's name

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HCA Florida Citrus Hospital — Records
Address502 W Highland Blvd, Inverness, FL 34452Phone(352) 726-1551

Inverness's main hospital — records release for estate claims

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Florida Bar — Probate FAQ

Public-facing reference for Florida probate basics

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— Take this with you

One-tap kit for Citrus County probate.

Save Citrus 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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Citrus 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 Citrus 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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