Tampa Bay & SW FL · Circuit 5

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.

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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.New-client intake is closed until late October 2026; the Citrus County filing details on this page stay free to use.

— 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.

Clerk's website ↗E-file portal ↗

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.

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— 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.

5th Judicial Circuit. Shared with Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter.
Heavy retiree population. One of Florida's highest median ages — sustained probate volume skewed elderly.
Hurricane Idalia (2023) Gulf-coast aftermath. Crystal River, Homosassa estates routinely involve storm damage and insurance claims.
Mobile-home and manufactured-home estates. Adds DMV/title transfer wrinkles to administration.
Snowbird ancillary administration. Coordinating with Northeast and Midwest home-state attorneys is everyday work.

— Cities & neighborhoods