LegalDraft · Florida probate

Florida probate, triaged in plain English

Answer the facts and see which administration path may fit, what that path files, the deadlines that matter, and what the statutes presume for fees — education to bring to a licensed Florida attorney, not legal advice.

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Statutes cited here are verified against the Florida Legislature’s official text (last check 2026-07-10) — see the Florida desk and coverage matrix.

1 · The matter’s facts

Deterministic — computed, not generated

Date of deathNon-exempt estate valueHomestead and statutory exempt property excluded.Florida county

Decedent was a Florida resident at deathThere is a will (testate)The will is self-proved (§ 732.503)If not, an oath of attesting witness is typically needed.Estate includes Florida real propertyNon-exempt personalty ≤ funeral + last-60-day medicalThe disposition-without-administration test (§ 735.301).There is a surviving spouseNominated PR lives outside FloridaNominated PR has a felony conviction

Decedent’s full namePersonal representativePetitioner

Enter the date of death and the non-exempt estate value. You will then see every administration path with its statutory criteria (you choose which to explore), structural cautions with citations, the creditor-claim clock, fee presumptions, and the filing packet for the path you select.

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