Jacksonville Living Trust: Duval County Probate and Deed Recording
Quick answer: In Duval County both jobs are in one building. The Clerk of Courts' probate office in Room 1260 of 501 West Adams Street, Jacksonville, takes wills on deposit and probate filings, and the clerk's Recording Department in the same building records deeds, including the deed that puts a Jacksonville home into a living trust, for $10.00 for the first page and $8.50 for each additional page. A Jacksonville home already titled in a funded living trust is not administered by the probate court at all.
Which county this page covers
This page covers Duval County. Under Florida Statutes section 733.101 probate is filed in the county where the person was domiciled, and deeds are recorded in the county where the land is, so a Jacksonville mailing address in a neighboring county would be served by that county's clerk instead.
The clerk's probate office
Duval County Clerk of Courts, Probate: 501 West Adams Street, Room 1260, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone (904) 255-1990. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The clerk's probate page says that within ten days after death the will should be deposited with the Clerk of Court in the county where the decedent was living on the day they died, which is the rule in Florida Statutes section 732.901. For the smallest estates the page describes the clerk's practice for what section 735.301 calls disposition without administration: it applies where the estate consists only of cash assets, a vehicle or other personal assets with a total value of $6,000.00 or less, and the person applying paid the funeral expenses. The clerk's office cannot, by law, offer legal advice or assist in preparing legal forms. Formal and summary administration, including the $150,000 summary administration limit in effect since July 1, 2026, are described in the Florida probate process guide.
Probate fees listed by the clerk
| Item | Fee on the Duval County Clerk's schedule |
|---|---|
| Formal administration | $401.00 |
| Summary administration, estate valued at $1,000 or more | $346.00 |
| Summary administration, estate valued at less than $1,000 | $236.00 |
| Disposition of personal property | $231.00 |
| Caveat, and notice of trust | $42.00 |
These are the amounts on the clerk's probate page as read on September 29, 2026. They run $1.00 above the amounts the Hillsborough County and Orange County clerks list for the same filings on the Tampa and Orlando pages.
Recording a deed with the Recording Department
The deed that moves a Jacksonville home into a living trust is recorded by the clerk's Recording Department.
Duval County Clerk of Courts, Recording Department: 501 West Adams Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Phone (904) 255-2000. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Mail: Duval County Clerk of Courts, Attn: Recording Department, 501 West Adams Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202
| Item | Duval County Clerk |
|---|---|
| First page | $10.00 |
| Each additional page | $8.50 |
| Each name after the fourth | $1.00 |
For documents sent by mail, the clerk can accept a money order, business check or cashier's check made payable to the Duval Clerk of the Circuit Court, and cannot accept personal checks. E-recording is available through the direct submitters CSC, eRecording Partners Network, Hopdox and Simplifile.
What this means for a Jacksonville homeowner
A will alone leaves a Jacksonville home in the probate estate, to be administered through the steps in the Florida probate process guide. When the home has been deeded to the trustee of a living trust, it is trust property and passes under the trust's terms, subject to Florida's homestead protections for a surviving spouse or minor child, which the spouse's rights guide explains. The trust deed is recorded once, at 501 West Adams Street, while the owner is alive.
The Florida Complete Estate Plan is $400 for one person or $500 for a married couple, drafted for Florida law and delivered in minutes, with funding instructions that explain the deed.
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Where is the Duval County probate office?
The Duval County Clerk of Courts' probate office is at 501 West Adams Street, Room 1260, Jacksonville, FL 32202, phone (904) 255-1990, open Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The clerk's page says the will should be deposited with the clerk within ten days after death, and lists $401.00 for formal administration and $346.00 or $236.00 for summary administration depending on the estate's value.
How much does it cost to record a deed in Duval County?
The clerk's Recording Department at 501 West Adams Street lists $10.00 for the first page, $8.50 for each additional page and $1.00 for each name after the fourth. By mail the clerk accepts a money order, business check or cashier's check payable to the Duval Clerk of the Circuit Court, and cannot accept personal checks.
Sources
Every fact on this page was read on one of these official pages on September 28, 2026. Court and clerk details change; check the office's page before you file or record anything.
- Duval County Clerk of Courts, Probate (office, hours, will deposit, small estates, legal advice, fee table read September 29, 2026)
- Duval County Clerk of Courts, Recording (office, hours, mail, fees, payment, e-recording)
- Florida Statutes 732.901, Production of wills
- Florida Statutes 733.101, Venue of probate proceedings
- Florida Statutes 735.301, Disposition without administration
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