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Pasco County probate help.

We serve Pasco County (including New Port Richey, Wesley Chapel, Dade City, and surrounding areas) under the 6th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Dade City. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

Pasco County sits on the Gulf Coast immediately north of Pinellas and Hillsborough, bordered by Hernando to the north, Sumter and Lake to the east, and the Gulf to the west. About 620,000 residents and growing fast, especially in the Wesley Chapel and Trinity corridors. Probate is heard in the 6th Judicial Circuit, at one of two courthouses based on the decedent's last ZIP code.
— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Pasco County — New Port Richey, Wesley Chapel, Dade City, Land O' Lakes, 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 Pasco County.New-client intake is closed until late October 2026; the Pasco County filing details on this page stay free to use.

— At a glance

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

The courthouse
West Pasco Judicial Center
Address7530 Little Rd, Suite 105, New Port Richey, FL 34654Phone(727) 847-8031HoursMonday–Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm

Pasco runs a dual-courthouse system: West Pasco Judicial Center in New Port Richey for Gulf-side ZIPs, and the Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center (38053 Live Oak Ave, Dade City — (352) 521-4542) for east-county ZIPs. The case follows the decedent's last ZIP. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Death certificates
FL Department of Health in Pasco · Vital Statistics
Address7509 State Road 52, Hudson, FL 34667Phone(727) 619-0300HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm
Cost · $10 per certified copy · order 8–12 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 Pasco County, as we see it.

Pasco has the most pronounced east-vs-west split of any county we serve. West Pasco — New Port Richey, Hudson, Holiday, Port Richey — runs older, retiree-heavy, with a high concentration of mobile home parks and 55+ communities along the Gulf. East Pasco — Wesley Chapel, Trinity, Zephyrhills, Dade City — is younger, growing rapidly, and produces as much estate-planning work as it does probate. We file in both halves regularly.

Procedurally, the dual-courthouse system is the single biggest practice quirk. Cases are filed at the courthouse matching the decedent's last ZIP — West Pasco Judicial Center in New Port Richey for Gulf-side ZIPs, the Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center in Dade City for east-county ZIPs. Filing at the wrong courthouse creates a transfer and a delay; we sort the right venue at intake.

Hurricanes Idalia (2023) and Helene (2024) hit West Pasco's coast hard. Hudson, Holiday, and parts of Port Richey saw flood damage and condemned waterfront homes. Many current estates here involve insurance proceeds, FEMA paperwork, and decisions about whether to rebuild, sell the lot, or wait. There's no template for this work — just careful case-by-case handling.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

  • East-vs-West dual-courthouse system. The case must be filed at the courthouse matching the decedent's last ZIP. Wrong filing = transfer + delay. We confirm venue at intake every time.
  • 6th Judicial Circuit (shared with Pinellas). Same circuit administration, but Pasco probate sits in its own dockets and rooms.
  • Mobile-home estates are everyday work. Pasco has one of Florida's highest concentrations of mobile-home parks (Zephyrhills, Holiday, Hudson). Mobile homes title as vehicles or as real property depending on setup — and 55+ park transfer rules add their own layer.
  • Bifurcated demographics. Wesley Chapel/Trinity skew young, affluent, family. Zephyrhills/Hudson/Holiday skew retiree, working-class, often Northern transplants. Probate practice differs sharply by which side of the county.
  • Idalia & Helene coastal impact. West Pasco's Gulf coast (Hudson, Holiday, Port Richey) was hit by Idalia (Aug 2023) and Helene (Sept 2024). Flood-damaged and condemned waterfront homes are recurring estate issues.
— Cities & neighborhoods

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

New Port Richey
Largest west-county city; Gulf-adjacent. West Pasco Judicial Center is here — most coastal probate files here.
Dade City
County seat; historic east-county agricultural town. Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center handles east-county probate.
Wesley Chapel
Fast-growing planned-community area; younger demographics. AdventHealth Wesley Chapel; more planning work than probate.
Land O' Lakes
Central Pasco unincorporated; suburban growth corridor along US-41.
Zephyrhills
East Pasco city; major retiree mobile-home community plus the famous skydiving center.
Hudson · Holiday · Port Richey
West-county coastal communities; significant 2023–24 storm damage; canal- and waterfront-home estates.
Trinity · Odessa
Southwest Pasco; newer master-planned communities, golf, higher-value homes.
— Other helpful local contacts

Save these to your phone.

Pasco County Property Appraiser
Address14236 6th St, Suite 101, Dade City, FL 33523Phone(352) 521-4433

Homestead exemption, Save Our Homes portability, mobile-home title questions

Pasco County Tax Collector
Address14236 6th St, Room 100, Dade City, FL 33523Phone(352) 521-4360

Vehicle/mobile-home title transfers, property tax. Branches in NPR and Land O' Lakes.

West Pasco Bar Association

Lawyer referral for west-county matters

Florida Unclaimed Property

Search forgotten accounts in the deceased's name

HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital — Records
Address14000 Fivay Rd, Hudson, FL 34667Phone(727) 869-5400

West Pasco's main hospital — records release for estate claims

AdventHealth Dade City — Records
Address13100 Fort King Rd, Dade City, FL 33525

East Pasco's main hospital — records release for estate claims

— Take this with you

One-tap kit for Pasco County probate.

Save Pasco probate contacts to your phone (.vcf)
.vcf

Adds the firm + courthouse + vital records + property appraiser + tax collector to your phone contacts in one tap.

Download
Pasco probate quick-reference (PDF kit)
Coming soon

Single-page printable cheatsheet — courthouse address, hours, where to get death certificates, our contact, top 5 first-call resources.

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