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St. Lucie County probate help.

We serve St. Lucie County (including Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Tradition, and surrounding areas) under the 19th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Fort Pierce. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

St. Lucie County anchors the southern Treasure Coast, with Fort Pierce as the historic seat and Port St. Lucie as one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. About 373,000 residents in the 19th Judicial Circuit (shared with Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee).
— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of St. Lucie County — Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Tradition, Hutchinson Island — 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. Lucie County. Call 941.352.1006 or book a free 30-minute consult.

— At a glance

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

The courthouse
St. Lucie County Courthouse
Address201 S Indian River Dr, Fort Pierce, FL 34950Phone(772) 462-6900HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate hearings and filings happen at the historic Fort Pierce courthouse. South County Annex (250 NW Country Club Dr, Port St. Lucie) provides clerk services. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Death certificates
FL Department of Health in St. Lucie · Vital Statistics
Address5150 NW Milner Dr, Port St. Lucie, FL 34983Phone(772) 873-4932HoursMonday–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.

— Local notes

Probate in St. Lucie County, as we see it.

St. Lucie is two stories. Fort Pierce is the historic seat — working waterfront, more diverse, lower median values, where the courthouse sits and probate hearings happen. Port St. Lucie is the explosive-growth city, ~284,000 residents (62% of the county), full of master-planned communities like Tradition and PGA Village. The county's median age is climbing as 55+ retirees pour into Tradition and Spanish Lakes.

Probate filings go to the St. Lucie County Courthouse in Fort Pierce under the 19th Judicial Circuit. The Port St. Lucie annex handles routine clerk services, but probate hearings and filings concentrate downtown. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Hutchinson Island condo and oceanfront properties create a steady stream of ancillary administration filings — many decedents are recent FL transplants whose primary residence is still elsewhere. Out-of-state will and trust documents, homestead-domicile disputes, and SBP/VA benefit issues from the local military and federal-retiree population are recurring threads.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

— Cities & neighborhoods

Local where you live — St. Lucie County, top to bottom.

Port St. Lucie
Largest city (~284K, 62% of county). Fast-growing master-planned suburbs; large 55+ inventory.
Fort Pierce
County seat (~48K). Historic downtown, working waterfront. Probate filings and hearings here.
Tradition
Master-planned community in Port St. Lucie; large 55+ and family neighborhoods. Cleveland Clinic Tradition campus.
PGA Village · Reserve
Golf-community estates; higher-value homes.
Hutchinson Island (south)
Barrier-island condos and beach homes; heavy snowbird ownership.
St. Lucie Village
Small historic municipality on the Indian River Lagoon.
River Park · White City
Older established unincorporated neighborhoods.
— Other helpful local contacts

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St. Lucie County Property Appraiser
Address250 NW Country Club Dr, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986Phone(772) 462-1000

Homestead exemption, Save Our Homes portability, Tradition/PGA valuations

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St. Lucie County Tax Collector
Address2300 Virginia Ave, Fort Pierce, FL 34982Phone(772) 462-1650

Vehicle title transfers, property tax, business tax receipts

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St. Lucie County Bar Association
Phone(772) 466-4900

Local bar; lawyer referral and CLE

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Florida Unclaimed Property

Search forgotten accounts in the deceased's name

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HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital — Records
Address1700 S 23rd St, Fort Pierce, FL 34950Phone(888) 616-5721

Fort Pierce's main hospital — records release for estate claims

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Florida Bar — Probate FAQ

Public-facing reference for Florida probate basics

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— Take this with you

One-tap kit for St. Lucie County probate.

Save St. Lucie probate contacts to your phone (.vcf)
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Adds the firm + courthouse + vital records + property appraiser + tax collector to your phone contacts in one tap.

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St. Lucie probate quick-reference (PDF kit)
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Single-page printable cheatsheet — courthouse address, hours, where to get death certificates, our contact, top 5 first-call resources.

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What we handle in St. Lucie County
Summary Administration$1,950Formal Administration$2,950+Ancillary Administration$2,450Disposition w/o Administration$1,200Determination of HomesteadAdd-on · $400
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