Panhandle · Circuit 2

Wakulla County probate help.

We serve Wakulla County (including Crawfordville, Panacea, St. Marks, and surrounding areas) under the 2nd Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Crawfordville. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.

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Wakulla County is a coastal Big Bend county south of Tallahassee — about 35,000 residents, anchored by Crawfordville as the seat. Home to Wakulla Springs and the St. Marks Lighthouse. 2nd Judicial Circuit.

— A probate attorney near you

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

We serve all of Wakulla County — Crawfordville, Panacea, St. Marks, Sopchoppy, 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 Wakulla County.New-client intake is closed until late October 2026; the Wakulla County filing details on this page stay free to use.

— At a glance

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

The courthouse

Wakulla County Clerk of Circuit Court

Address3056 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville, FL 32327Phone(850) 926-0301HoursMonday–Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Probate at the Crawfordville courthouse. Circuit judges sit in Tallahassee — a quick drive. E-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.

Clerk's website ↗E-file portal ↗

Death certificates

FL Department of Health in Wakulla · Vital Statistics

Address48 Oak St, Crawfordville, FL 32327Phone(850) 926-0400HoursMonday–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 Wakulla County, as we see it.

Wakulla is Tallahassee's Gulf-coast bedroom community. Many decedents lived in Wakulla but worked in Leon County; cross-county asset issues are routine. Probate filings go to the Wakulla County Clerk in Crawfordville under the 2nd Judicial Circuit. Circuit judges sit in Tallahassee — a quick drive.

Estates often include St. Marks Lighthouse-area or Panacea coastal property, plus springs/river-front parcels along the Wakulla River. St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge dominates the southern county — many private parcels are surrounded by federal land, complicating access and valuation.

No full hospital in Wakulla — Tallahassee Memorial in Leon is the nearest, ~20 miles north. TMH operates Physician Partners Wakulla and a Wakulla urgent care/diagnostic center locally.

— What's different about probate here

Local quirks worth knowing.

2nd Judicial Circuit. Shared with Leon, Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty.
Tallahassee bedroom community. Many decedents lived in Wakulla but worked in Leon — cross-county asset issues are routine.
St. Marks Lighthouse and Panacea coastal property. Plus Wakulla River springs/river-front parcels.
St. Marks NWR overlay. Many private parcels surrounded by federal land — access and valuation complications.
No in-county hospital. Tallahassee Memorial is nearest acute-care; TMH urgent care in Wakulla.

— Cities & neighborhoods