Florida Probate Court - Calhoun County Probate Court

Calhoun County became a Florida County in 1838 and was named after John C. Calhoun, who was a member of the United States Senate from South Carolina, and also the seventh U.S. Vice- President, serving under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Its county seat is Blountstown Florida.

In Calhoun County, the current Clerk of the Court is Ruth Attaway. Ms. Attaway was elected to office in January 2001 and her office is located at 20859 Central Avenue East, Room 130, Blountstown, Florida 32424. You can reach the Probate Department at 850-674-4545 for questions regarding the probate process or for specific case information.

The Calhoun County Clerk of Court is responsible for the administrative process of distribution of a decedent's assets to the beneficiaries named in the Last Will & Testament, or in the case of no Will, the distribution of the estate is determined by the Florida Statutes regarding probate which are Sections 732 through 735.

If you are the custodian of a Will, the Florida Probate Laws require you to file the original Will with the Clerk's Office in the county where the decedent was a legal resident of at the time of their death. The custodian does not necessarily need to file this document in person, for example if an attorney is hired to represent the Personal Representative, or sometimes referred to as the Executor, the attorney's office will handle the filing of the Will. Call 1-800-PROBATE ext 5 to learn more about the Calhoun County Probate Court.

Once the Will is filed either by the custodian or the probate attorney, it is up to the Probate Judge to review the Will and determine if it is "valid" or not. Once the Judge makes that determination, which is based on the information contained in the Will, the Judge

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