Florida Probate Court - Flagler County Probate Court
Flagler County is located on the east coast of the state of Florida and is bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. It is a small county consisting of 7 townships. In area, it covers 571 square miles. It was established in 1917 and named for Henry Morrison Flagler, the famous railroad builder. The population in 2000 was 49,832 people.
In 2006, it is estimated that the population had grown to 83,084, which is a 66.7% growth. That would make it the fastest growing county in the United States by percentage of the 2000 population as shown on the census.
The current county administrator is Craig Coffey and he can be reached by phone at (386) 313-4001 or by email at cmayer@flaglercounty.org. The location of the county administrator is 1769 East Moody Blvd., Building 2, Suite 302, Bunnell, Florida 32110.
The current Flagler Country Clerk of Court is Gail Wadsworth. The office of the clerk is located in the Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building 1, Bunnell, Florida 32110-0787. The office hours are Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The website address is http://www.flaglerclerk.com/.
For further information you can call (386) 313-4353. If you have questions about a Circuit Civil case, you may contact the Civil Division at 386-313-4495, email circuitcivil@flaglerclerk.com or mail a letter to the following address: Clerk of Court Civil Division, Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bldg. 1, Bunnell, FL 32110. If you need information about filed cases in the Civil Division, it is possible to use the public computers that are made available in the Courts Division, on the second floor of the Kim C. Hammond Justice Center.
The Probate Division of the Circuit Court is also located in Building 1of the Kim C. Hammond Justice Center, 1769 E. Moody Blvd.,Bunnell, FL 32110. It is on the second floor. The office hours are the same as the Clerk of Court which is Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can reach them either by phone at 386-313-4486 or by email at probate@flaglerclerk.com.
Probate is the process of settling an estate. It is required when the deceased has left assets in his or her name only. A testate estate is one in which the decedent left a Last Will and Testament to direct the distribution of assets. The Will must be deposited with the Court within ten days of the death of the decedent. There is no filing fee for sending the will to the Court for safekeeping. An intestate estate is one in which the decedent did not leave a will to direct the distribution of the assets. In that case the probate laws of the state of Florida will take effect. For more information about Florida Probate law you can research Chapters 731 through 735 of the Florida Statutes.
If you wish to find out if a probate is ongoing or to find information about an active case, you may go to the second floor office at the Kim C. Hammond Justice Center to use the public computer system to conduct a search or you can send a written request to the court, which must include the decedent's name and date of death. It is also required that you send along a fee of $1.50 per year of search and a stamped, self addressed for the return of the information to you. Call 1-800-PROBATE ext 5 to learn more about the Flagler County Probate Court.
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