Located inside the Taylor County Courthouse in downtown Perry at 108 North Jefferson Street, Suite 102, Perry, FL 32347, the Taylor County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller (Hon. Gary Knowles, Clerk of Court; Main (850) 838-3506, Probate & Guardianship Department Ext. 110; presiding alongside Taylor County Judge Hon. William 'Bill' Blue, Florida Bar #820956) serves as the official Third Judicial Circuit Probate, Guardianship, Mental Health (Baker Act / Marchman Act), and Vulnerable Adult Protective Injunction registry for Taylor County under Florida Statutes Chapters 731–735 and 744. The Probate & Guardianship Division processes small-estate Dispositions of Personal Property Without Administration (F.S. § 735.301), Summary Administration (≤$75,000 or decedent dead >2 years), Formal Probate Administration, statutory Original Will deposits (within 10 days of death under F.S. § 732.901), annual guardianship accounting and plan audits, and zero-filing-fee Elder Abuse / Financial Exploitation Protective Injunctions (F.S. § 825.1035). For incapacitated indigent seniors in Perry, Steinhatchee, Keaton Beach, Salem, and Shady Grove who have no willing or qualified family member to serve as guardian, the Court appoints the Florida Department of Elder Affairs Office of Public and Professional Guardians (DOEA OPPG) state-contracted Public Guardian covering Taylor County: North Florida Office of Public Guardian, Inc. (NFOPG, Florida Sunbiz 501(c)(3) Doc# N03000000947, EIN 16-1652866, Executive Director Karen P. Campbell, 1425 E Piedmont Dr, Ste 201-B, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850) 487-4609 ext. 100, https://www.northfloridaopg.org).
Official Verification Sources: Taylor County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Official Website (Hon. Gary Knowles); North Florida Office of Public Guardian, Inc. — Official DOEA OPPG Public Guardian for Taylor County; Third Judicial Circuit of Florida — Taylor County Courthouse Directory
Issuer: 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida / Florida Department of Elder Affairs OPPG
Notes: Verified 2026-10-23: Taylor County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller (Hon. Gary Knowles, 108 N Jefferson St, Ste 102, Perry, FL 32347, (850) 838-3506, Probate & Guardianship Ext. 110) and North Florida Office of Public Guardian, Inc. (Sunbiz 501(c)(3) Doc# N03000000947, EIN 16-1652866, Executive Director Karen P. Campbell; 1425 E Piedmont Dr, Ste 201-B, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850) 487-4609 ext. 100, northfloridaopg.org) — Official DOEA OPPG state-appointed Public Guardian serving Taylor County.
Factual details and direct answers about Taylor County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Probate & Guardianship Division (Hon. Gary Knowles — with North Florida Office of Public Guardian, Inc.)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
Who serves as the state-appointed Public Guardian for incapacitated indigent seniors in Taylor County?
North Florida Office of Public Guardian, Inc. (NFOPG, Sunbiz 501(c)(3) Doc# N03000000947, 1425 E Piedmont Dr, Ste 201-B, Tallahassee, FL 32308, (850) 487-4609 ext. 100, https://www.northfloridaopg.org) is appointed by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs Office of Public and Professional Guardians (DOEA OPPG) under F.S. Chapter 744, Part IX to serve as the official Public Guardian of last resort for Taylor County when an incapacitated adult has no willing family member or financial means to retain a private guardian.
Where do Taylor County families deposit an original Will or file probate, guardianship, or elder exploitation petitions?
All original Wills (which must be deposited within 10 days of learning of a decedent's death under F.S. § 732.901), small-estate Dispositions Without Administration, Summary and Formal Probate petitions, guardianship filings, and zero-fee vulnerable adult exploitation injunctions (F.S. § 825.1035) are filed with Hon. Gary Knowles, Taylor County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Probate & Guardianship Division at 108 North Jefferson Street, Suite 102, Perry, FL 32347 ((850) 838-3506, Ext. 110).
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Edward Jones — Cory G. Taylor, CFP® (Perry Branch — with State Farm Investment Management Advisors Misty S. Rhoden & John A. Kasak)
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Taylor County SHIP Housing Program, NWFRHA Section 8 & Suwannee River Economic Council (SREC) Perry Center
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The Curtis Law Firm, P.A. — Donald Raymond "Ray" Curtis III, Esq.
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Sally Jean Roberts, PLLC (with Senior Probate Counsel Michael S. Smith, Esq. — Perry)
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The Bishop Law Firm, P.A. & G. Cline Moore, Attorney at Law, P.A. (Conrad C. Bishop, Jr., Conrad C. Bishop III & George Cline Moore — Perry)
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Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. — 3rd Judicial Circuit & Taylor County Title III-B Senior Legal Aid
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