North FL · Circuit 4

Duval County probate help.

We serve Duval County (including Jacksonville, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and surrounding areas) under the 4th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Jacksonville. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

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Duval County is a consolidated city-county in Northeast Florida, home to Jacksonville — the largest city in the contiguous U.S. by land area (~875 sq mi). About 1.02 million residents anchor the 4th Judicial Circuit (Duval/Clay/Nassau) at the mouth of the St. Johns River.

— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Duval County — Jacksonville, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, 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 Duval County.New-client intake is closed until late October 2026; the Duval County filing details on this page stay free to use.

— At a glance

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

The courthouse

Duval County Courthouse

Address501 W Adams St, Room 1260, Jacksonville, FL 32202Phone(904) 255-2000HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate Department on the 1st floor (Room 1260). Garage parking across Pearl St. E-filing required for attorneys via myflcourtaccess.com.

Clerk's website ↗E-file portal ↗

Death certificates

FL Department of Health in Duval · Vital Statistics

Address1217 N Pearl St, Jacksonville, FL 32202Phone(904) 253-1620HoursMonday–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.

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— Local notes

Probate in Duval County, as we see it.

Duval has been a consolidated city-county since 1968 — Jacksonville and Duval County share consolidated administration, but Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, and Baldwin retain separate municipal governments. That can affect ancillary administration when a decedent's property crosses lines.

Probate filings go to the Duval County Courthouse at 501 W. Adams St., Room 1260 — Jacksonville's downtown courthouse complex — under the 4th Judicial Circuit. Garage parking across Pearl St. Duval has a dedicated probate division with one elected probate circuit judge plus general division judges handling probate (rare for Florida counties this size).

Two clerk locations — Downtown and Beaches Branch (1543 Atlantic Blvd, Neptune Beach) — accept will deposits. The county's massive land area means estate property may span widely separated ZIPs within a single county, complicating real-estate inventory.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

4th Judicial Circuit. Shared with Clay and Nassau; circuit-wide procedures apply.
Consolidated city-county. Jacksonville/Duval share administration since 1968, but Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, Baldwin retain separate municipal governments.
Dedicated probate division. One elected probate circuit judge plus general division — rare for FL counties this size.
Two clerk locations. Will deposits accepted at downtown (501 W Adams) and Beaches Branch (Neptune Beach).
Largest US city by land area. Estate property may span widely separated ZIPs — real-estate inventory takes more legwork.

— Cities & neighborhoods