North FL · Circuit 3

Lafayette County probate help.

We serve Lafayette County (including Mayo, Day, Cooks Hammock) under the 3rd Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Mayo. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

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Lafayette is one of Florida's least populous counties (~8,000 residents), entirely east of the Suwannee River in rural North Florida. 3rd Judicial Circuit. Mayo is the seat.

— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Lafayette County — Mayo, Day, Cooks Hammock — 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 Lafayette County.New-client intake is closed until late October 2026; the Lafayette County filing details on this page stay free to use.

— At a glance

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

The courthouse

Lafayette County Courthouse

Address120 W Main St, Mayo, FL 32066Phone(386) 294-1600HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate at the small Mayo courthouse. Call before driving in. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Clerk's website ↗E-file portal ↗

Death certificates

FL Department of Health in Lafayette · Vital Statistics

Address140 SW Virginia Cir, Mayo, FL 32066Phone(386) 294-1321HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm

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 Lafayette County, as we see it.

Lafayette is small. Probate filings go to the Lafayette County Courthouse in Mayo — one of the smallest clerk's offices in Florida. Call before driving in. The 3rd Judicial Circuit covers seven counties; the chief judge sits in Live Oak (Suwannee).

Massive dairy, hog, and poultry operations define the local agricultural economy — Suwannee River basin. Agricultural classifications and CAFO permits show up in estate inventories. Suwannee River frontage and springs (Mayo / Hatchbend) carry premium values and submerged-lands questions.

No in-county hospital — death certificates typically originate in Live Oak, Lake City, or Gainesville.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

3rd Judicial Circuit. Shared with Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor.
One of FL's smallest clerk's offices. Call ahead — probate filings are personal but capacity is limited.
Heavy ag operations. Dairy, hog, poultry — CAFO permits and ag classifications appear in inventories.
Suwannee River frontage. Premium values and submerged-lands questions in riverfront estates.
No in-county hospital. Records from Live Oak, Lake City, or Gainesville.

— Cities & neighborhoods