Central FL · Circuit 7

Volusia County probate help.

We serve Volusia County (including Daytona Beach, Deltona, Port Orange, and surrounding areas) under the 7th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in DeLand. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

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Volusia County stretches from the Atlantic coast (Daytona/New Smyrna) inland to DeLand along I-4. About 554,000 residents — the largest county in the 7th Judicial Circuit (shared with Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns).

— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Volusia County — Daytona Beach, Deltona, Port Orange, Ormond Beach, 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 Volusia County.New-client intake is closed until late October 2026; the Volusia County filing details on this page stay free to use.

— At a glance

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

The courthouse

Volusia County Courthouse

Address101 N Alabama Ave, DeLand, FL 32724Phone(386) 736-5915HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate Division at the historic DeLand courthouse. Coastal-resident families file in DeLand, not Daytona. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

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Death certificates

FL Department of Health in Volusia · Vital Statistics

Address1845 Holsonback Dr, Daytona Beach, FL 32117Phone(386) 274-0614HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

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 Volusia County, as we see it.

Volusia has a county-seat surprise: probate is filed in DeLand (the historic seat) — not Daytona, where most of the population lives. Coastal-resident families are often surprised to learn the courthouse is 30 minutes inland. We handle that on intake.

Beachfront condo and oceanfront estates are common; condo-association liens and assessments routinely appear in probates. Spruce Creek Fly-In (private airpark in Port Orange) creates unusual estates with hangar-homes, aircraft, and runway easements.

Hurricanes Ian (2022) and Nicole (Nov 2022) caused major coastal beach-erosion damage; claims and condemnation issues from those storms are still unwinding in current estates. We work each case carefully.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

7th Judicial Circuit. Shared with Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns.
Probate filed in DeLand, not Daytona. Frequent surprise to coastal-resident families — county seat is inland.
Beachfront condo and oceanfront estates. HOA liens, assessments, and Marketable Title Act issues routine in probate.
Spruce Creek Fly-In. Private airpark community with hangar-homes, aircraft, runway easements as estate assets.
Ian and Nicole (2022) coastal damage. Beach-erosion claims and condemnation issues still unwinding in current estates.

— Cities & neighborhoods