Located on US Highway 301 at the Bradford County Courthouse (945 North Temple Avenue, Starke, FL 32091), the Bradford County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller (Hon. Denny Thompson; Main (904) 966-6280, Probate & Civil Direct (904) 966-6297; with in-house County Attorney William Edward 'Will' Sexton, Esq., FL Bar #37197, admitted April 27, 2007, 0 disciplinary history) serves as the official 8th Judicial Circuit Probate, Guardianship, Mental Health (Baker Act / Marchman Act), and Vulnerable Adult Protective Injunction registry for Bradford County under F.S. Chapters 731–735 and 744. The Probate & Guardianship Division processes small-estate Dispositions of Personal Property Without Administration, Summary and Formal Probate filings, statutory Will safekeeping deposits, annual guardian accounting/plan audits, and zero-fee Elder Abuse / Financial Exploitation Protective Injunctions (F.S. § 825.1035). For indigent incapacitated Bradford County seniors with no willing or qualified family member to serve as guardian, the Court appoints the Florida DOEA Office of Public & Professional Guardians (OPPG) designated 8th Judicial Circuit Public Guardian: Public Guardianship Office for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Inc. (PGO8, Sunbiz Doc# P14000084446, led by Executive Director & Program Attorney Heather Hatch McInnis, Esq., FL Bar #39040, (386) 438-8236, pgo8.org).
Official Verification Sources: Bradford County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Probate & Guardianship Division; Public Guardianship Office for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Inc. (PGO8); Florida Sunbiz Entity — Public Guardianship Office for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Inc. (#P14000084446)
Issuer: State of Florida / 8th Judicial Circuit Court
Notes: Verified Bradford County Courthouse Probate & Guardianship Division at 945 N Temple Ave, Starke, FL 32091 (Main (904) 966-6280 / Probate (904) 966-6297); also houses Bradford County Attorney William E. 'Will' Sexton, Esq. (FL Bar #37197, admitted April 27, 2007, 0 discipline).
Issuer: Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA OPPG) / The Florida Bar
Notes: Public Guardianship Office for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Inc. (Sunbiz #P14000084446, Executive Director Heather H. McInnis, Esq., FL Bar #39040, 0 discipline, (386) 438-8236) serves as the official 8th Circuit Public Guardian for Bradford County.
Factual details and direct answers about Bradford County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Probate & Guardianship Division (with 8th Circuit Office of Public Guardian / PGO8)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
Can a Bradford County family settle a very small estate at the Starke Courthouse without hiring a private probate attorney?
If a deceased Bradford County resident left only exempt personal property and non-exempt personal property that does not exceed the sum of preferred funeral expenses ($6,000 statutory cap) and reasonable medical/hospital expenses from the last 60 days of the last illness, a family member may file a 'Disposition of Personal Property Without Administration' directly with Clerk Denny Thompson's Probate Division at 945 N Temple Ave, Starke ((904) 966-6297).
Who serves as legal guardian when an incapacitated Bradford County senior at Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center or Windsor Health and Rehabilitation Center has no family and cannot afford a private guardian?
Under Florida Department of Elder Affairs Office of Public and Professional Guardians (DOEA OPPG) appointment for the 8th Judicial Circuit, the Public Guardianship Office for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Inc. (PGO8 — pgo8.org, led by Attorney Heather Hatch McInnis, Esq., FL Bar #39040, (386) 438-8236) serves as public guardian of last resort for qualifying indigent incapacitated adults in Bradford County.
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Starke and Bradford County.
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Paul Sanders, P.A. — Meredith Paul Sanders, Esq. (Starke Probate, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning)
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Charles D. Sikes, P.A. — Charles Daniel 'Dan' Sikes, Esq. (Starke Probate, Estate & Real Property Counsel)
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Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. — Bradford County & DOEA PSA 3 (Elder Options) Title III-B Senior Legal Helpline
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