Panhandle · Circuit 1

Santa Rosa County probate help.

We serve Santa Rosa County (including Milton, Pace, Navarre, and surrounding areas) under the 1st Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Milton. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

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Santa Rosa County sits between Escambia (west) and Okaloosa (east), stretching from the Alabama line south to Santa Rosa Sound and the Gulf at Navarre Beach. About 195,000 residents and growing — Pace and Navarre are among the fastest-growing communities in the Panhandle. 1st Judicial Circuit.

— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Santa Rosa County — Milton, Pace, Navarre, Gulf Breeze, 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 Santa Rosa County.New-client intake is closed until late October 2026; the Santa Rosa County filing details on this page stay free to use.

— At a glance

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

The courthouse

Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court

Address6865 Caroline St, Milton, FL 32570Phone(850) 981-5554HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm

Two-building configuration: historic clerk's office on Caroline St in downtown Milton; main court complex at 4025 Avalon Blvd near I-10 Exit 22. Free surface parking. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

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Death certificates

FL Department of Health in Santa Rosa · Vital Statistics

Address5527 Stewart St, Milton, FL 32570Phone(850) 983-5200HoursMonday–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 Santa Rosa County, as we see it.

Santa Rosa is one of the fastest-growing counties in the Panhandle — Pace, Navarre, and the Highway 90 corridor have absorbed years of suburban growth, which means many estates here involve recently purchased homes still carrying active mortgages. That changes how homestead and creditor analysis runs.

Probate filings go to the Santa Rosa County Clerk in downtown Milton under the 1st Judicial Circuit (same circuit as Escambia, Okaloosa, and Walton). The clerk operates from two buildings — historic offices on Caroline Street and a main court complex on Avalon Boulevard near I-10. Free surface parking; e-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

NAS Whiting Field in Milton (primary helicopter and fixed-wing training base) and the Eglin AFB reservation overlap on the eastern edge bring military and DoD-civilian decedents into our caseload regularly. Navarre Beach, like Pensacola Beach, sits under a long-term lease structure rather than fee simple — we flag this at intake.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

1st Judicial Circuit. Shared with Escambia, Okaloosa, and Walton.
NAS Whiting Field. Active-duty, retired military, and DoD-civilian decedents are common. Military benefit coordination runs alongside probate.
Navarre Beach leasehold. Like Pensacola Beach, Navarre Beach properties sit under long-term leases — not fee simple. Affects inventory and homestead.
Eglin AFB reservation overlap. Eastern Santa Rosa overlaps the federal reservation; some properties carry federal easement complications.
Fastest-growing Panhandle county. Many estates involve recently purchased homes with active mortgages — homestead/creditor analysis differs from older paid-off estates.

— Cities & neighborhoods