North FL · Circuit 7

St. Johns County probate help.

We serve St. Johns County (including St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra Beach, Hastings, and surrounding areas) under the 7th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in St. Augustine. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

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St. Johns County, in Northeast Florida's coastal corridor, is among the fastest-growing counties in the U.S. with about 348,000 residents and 42 miles of Atlantic shoreline. Anchored by historic St. Augustine (founded 1565). 7th Judicial Circuit.

— A probate attorney near you

Looking for a probate or estate planning attorney near you in St. Johns County?

We serve all of St. Johns County — St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra Beach, Hastings, Nocatee, 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 St. Johns County.New-client intake is closed until late October 2026; the St. Johns County filing details on this page stay free to use.

— At a glance

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

The courthouse

Richard O. Watson Judicial Center

Address4010 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, FL 32084Phone(904) 819-3600HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate Division at the Lewis Speedway courthouse complex (north of historic district). Free parking onsite. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Clerk's website ↗E-file portal ↗

Death certificates

FL Department of Health in St. Johns · Vital Statistics

Address200 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, FL 32084Phone(904) 506-6080HoursMonday–Friday, 8:15am – 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 St. Johns County, as we see it.

St. Johns is growth and history layered together. Population has surged to ~348,000, much of it Nocatee, World Golf Village, and Ponte Vedra Beach — many recent transplants with out-of-state estate planning documents that need Florida re-execution. Ponte Vedra Beach carries one of the highest median home values in Florida; homestead and elective-share planning are common.

Probate filings go to the Richard O. Watson Judicial Center in St. Augustine under the 7th Judicial Circuit. Free parking onsite. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Historic real estate complications are unique to St. Johns. Pre-1821 Spanish land grants and historic-district zoning in St. Augustine create unusual title issues for inherited property. The oldest court records in the nation — continuous Spanish/British/American records dating to the colonial era — sometimes surface in chain-of-title work.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

7th Judicial Circuit. Shared with Flagler, Putnam, Volusia.
Fastest-growing county in FL. Many recent transplants with out-of-state wills/trusts needing FL re-execution.
Ponte Vedra Beach high-net-worth. Among the highest median home values in Florida; homestead and elective-share planning common.
Pre-1821 Spanish land grants. Historic-district zoning and ancient title chains in St. Augustine create unusual property questions.
Oldest continuous court records in the nation. Colonial-era records sometimes surface in chain-of-title work.

— Cities & neighborhoods