North FL · Circuit 3

Hamilton County probate help.

We serve Hamilton County (including Jasper, Jennings, White Springs) under the 3rd Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Jasper. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

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Hamilton is a small (~14,000 population) North Florida county on the Georgia border, formed by a bend of the Suwannee River. 3rd Judicial Circuit. Jasper is the seat.

— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Hamilton County — Jasper, Jennings, White Springs — 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 Hamilton County.New-client intake is closed until late October 2026; the Hamilton County filing details on this page stay free to use.

— At a glance

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

The courthouse

Hamilton County Courthouse

Address207 NE 1st St, Room 106, Jasper, FL 32052Phone(386) 792-1288HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate at the Jasper courthouse. Single-building county operations. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Clerk's website ↗E-file portal ↗

Death certificates

FL Department of Health in Hamilton · Vital Statistics

Address209 SE Central Ave, Jasper, FL 32052Phone(386) 792-1414HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm (closed 12–1pm)

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 Hamilton County, as we see it.

Hamilton is small, rural, and bisected by the Suwannee River. Probate filings go to the Hamilton County Courthouse in Jasper — courthouse, clerk, PA, and TC all share the same building. The 3rd Judicial Circuit covers seven counties; circuit judges rotate.

Phosphate-mining history (PCS Phosphate / Nutrien White Springs) leaves some heirs holding mineral or surface-rights interests with separate valuations. Riverfront and floodplain parcels along the Suwannee are common in estate inventories. No in-county hospital — death certificates typically originate in Lake City, Live Oak, or Valdosta GA.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

3rd Judicial Circuit. Shared with Columbia, Dixie, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor.
Single-building county. Courthouse, clerk, PA, TC all in the Jasper building.
Suwannee River bisects the county. Riverfront and floodplain parcels common in estates.
Phosphate-mining heritage. Mineral or surface-rights interests still appear in some estates.
No in-county hospital. Records from Lake City, Live Oak, or Valdosta GA.

— Cities & neighborhoods