Probate Florida
- Probate value
- Net Value less property exempt from claims of creditors, for example, homestead real property. Calculate net value by determining fair market value and deducting secured and unsecured debt.
- Small Estate Affidavit
- Not available
- Summary Administration
- Available if the deceased died within the last two years and the value of the probate estate is less than $75,000.
- Surviving spouse procedure
- No special process.
- Ancillary Probate
- N/A
- Statutory Attorney Fees*
- Reasonable fees
- Statutory Executor Fees
- Reasonable fees
- Probate Court Costs
- Pay a fee when forms are filed with the court.
- Do It Yourself Support
- An individual must hire an attorney when a normal probate case is required.
- Probate Statutes
- N/A
- Special Notes
- Florida requires a personal representative named in a will to be related or married to someone who was related to the decedent. If not, the will be considered a defective will.
