Free Florida forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.
Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.
In Florida, a will is signed before 2Fla. Stat. § 732.502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyFla. Stat. § 732.502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source.
Florida requires 2Fla. Stat. § 765.203Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not requiredFla. Stat. § 765.203Verified Oct 15, 2026View source.
Florida requires explicit durability language for a power of attorney to survive incapacityFla. Stat. §§ 709.2101, 709.2104, 709.2105, 709.2106, 709.2108, 709.2109, 709.2113, 709.2119, 709.2120, 709.2201, 709.2202, 709.2208, 709.2209 (2024 supported decisionmaking — informational only, not a POA); § 695.01 (recording); § 695.03 (alternative acknowledgment methods referenced by § 709.2105(2))Verified Sep 18, 2026View source, and it is signed before 2Fla. Stat. §§ 709.2101, 709.2104, 709.2105, 709.2106, 709.2108, 709.2109, 709.2113, 709.2119, 709.2120, 709.2201, 709.2202, 709.2208, 709.2209 (2024 supported decisionmaking — informational only, not a POA); § 695.01 (recording); § 695.03 (alternative acknowledgment methods referenced by § 709.2105(2))Verified Sep 18, 2026View source witnesses and a notary.
In Florida, a pour-over will is signed before 2Fla. Stat. § 732.502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.
Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Florida: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.
In Florida, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees on a statutory schedule presumed reasonableFla. Stat. § 733.6171Verified Sep 8, 2026View source; a funded revocable trust keeps those assets out of probate and off that fee.
Probate in Florida takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees on a statutory schedule presumed reasonableFla. Stat. § 733.6171Verified Sep 8, 2026View source; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.
Probate on a $500,000 estate in Florida costs an estimated $30,600Fla. Stat. § 733.6171Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Attorney fees on a statutory schedule presumed reasonableFla. Stat. § 733.6171Verified Sep 8, 2026View source.
Probate on a $500,000 estate in Florida costs an estimated $30,600Fla. Stat. § 733.6171Verified Sep 8, 2026View source and takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees on a statutory schedule presumed reasonableFla. Stat. § 733.6171Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Estates under $150,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.
Settling an estate in Florida: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 60 daysFla. Prob. R. 5.340; Fla. Stat. § 733.604Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 3 monthsFla. Stat. §§ 733.2121, 733.702 (later of 3 months from first publication or 30 days from service on a served creditor), 733.703, 733.705, 733.707, 733.710Verified Oct 18, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.
An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Florida runs $4,320Estimate: 10 hours at $432, Clio's Florida Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $6,480Estimate: 15 hours at $432, Clio's Florida Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source and a simple will $1,320Estimate: 3 hours at $440, Clio's Florida Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $2,640Estimate: 6 hours at $440, Clio's Florida Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
154 estate planning firms in Florida: probate, trust administration, and estate planning, by county and practice area.
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Solo PracticeWinter Park, FL
Winter Park practice on North Kentucky Avenue serving Orange County. Focused on probate and trust administration, wills, trusts, and estate planning for families settling a relative's estate. Bruce M. Wigle, III has practiced in Florida since 1980.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills Trusts
FirmMaitland, FL
Maitland firm on Spartan Drive, founded in 1997, serving Orange, Seminole, Lake, Osceola, and Volusia counties. Handles probate and trust administration and trust and estate litigation -- claims against fiduciaries, will and trust contests, disputed trust accountings, and guardianship disputes -- alongside estate-tax, charitable, and special-needs planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
Solo PracticeWauchula, FL
Wauchula solo practice on Main Street in the Hardee County seat, the courthouse town for Florida's Tenth Judicial Circuit and one of the few estate practices in the inland Heartland. Kenneth Evers has practiced in Florida since 1995 and registers estate planning, wills and trusts, and probate and trust litigation among his Florida Bar practice areas, alongside real estate and business work.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 3 more
FirmClewiston, FL
Clewiston two-attorney firm on Sugarland Highway, and the only private practice based in Hendry County that registers an estates practice with The Florida Bar. Melanie McGahee and Antonio Perez both belong to the Bar's Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, and her registered practice areas are wills, trusts and estates, and real estate. In continuous operation since 2005.
PracticesEstate PlanningReal Estate
FirmKey West, FL
Key West firm working the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit courthouses in Monroe County. Handles probate administration and the administration of trusts, and its estate service list runs to guardianships, gifting of assets, healthcare surrogate designations and Medicaid trusts. Payment plans and credit cards are accepted.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipand 3 more
FirmVero Beach, FL
Vero Beach firm in Indian River County that handles probate and trust administration in-house rather than referring the accounting and tax work out. Represents personal representatives, trustees and beneficiaries, prepares fiduciary accountings and the estate's own income, gift and estate tax returns, and will accept appointment as personal representative or trustee.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
FirmMelbourne, FL
Melbourne firm serving Brevard and Indian River counties from one Eau Gallie Boulevard office. Pierre Mommers handles the estate side: probate under the Florida Probate Code, administration of revocable, irrevocable, testamentary and discretionary trusts, guardianship, and special needs trusts. The free initial consultation is offered on the trust administration page itself, not only for planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
FirmTampa, FL
Tampa firm founded in 2003 with offices in St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Trinity, and Wesley Chapel. Handles formal, summary, and ancillary probate administration, trust administration, and will contests across Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties. Of counsel Linda S. Griffin is Florida Bar board certified in both taxation and wills, trusts and estates.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigation
FirmGainesville, FL
Gainesville practice serving Alachua, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, Union, and Marion counties, and handling probate matters in Gainesville, Ocala, and Orlando. Works directly with the personal representative on creditor notice, asset collection, and distribution, alongside trust administration and wealth-preservation planning. The office does not handle Medicaid planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateAsset Protection
FirmKissimmee, FL
Kissimmee firm at 100 Church Street serving Osceola, Orange, and surrounding Central Florida counties. Attorneys Michelle L. Rivera and Eric S. Dolhon guide personal representatives and beneficiaries through Florida probate, from identifying estate assets through distribution, alongside estate planning, Medicaid planning, and real estate. Se habla espanol.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawBusiness LawReal Estate
FirmCoral Gables, FL
Coral Gables estate and probate firm serving Miami-Dade County, founded in Miami in 1985. Handles probate, trust administration for trustees, estate planning, elder law and Medicaid planning, asset protection, and estate tax planning. Brian C. Perlin is a Florida Bar board certified specialist in both Wills, Trusts and Estates and Elder Law, and a CPA.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
FirmFort Myers, FL
Fort Myers firm established in 1949, with a West Palm Beach office, serving Lee, Collier, and Palm Beach counties. The estate team handles probate and trust administration, fiduciary and beneficiary representation, guardianship, and Medicaid planning. Partner Mary Vlasak Snell practices in estate planning, probate, and trust administration.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
Solo PracticePanama City, FL
Boutique tax and estate practice in Panama City serving Bay County and the surrounding Northwest Florida panhandle. Advises executors and trustees on their fiduciary duties, defends estate tax and valuation audits, and handles estate and gift tax planning, business succession, and special needs planning. Laura C. Pyne is also a CPA and worked at KPMG and PwC.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 4 more
Solo PracticeOcala, FL
Ocala solo practice serving Marion, Sumter, Citrus, Lake, and Levy counties, including The Villages. Stanley W. Plappert represents personal representatives named in a will and those appointed by the court, advises successor trustees, and screens estates for summary administration. Also handles Florida probate for out-of-state families. Se habla espanol.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawReal Estate
FirmLake City, FL
Lake City firm in the historic Ogden House, serving Columbia and Suwannee counties and North Florida through Jacksonville. Seven attorneys carry probate and trust administration from opening through final distribution, and also handle guardianship administration for court-appointed guardians and nursing-home Medicaid planning. More than 100 years of collective experience.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
FirmNaples, FL
Naples estate and elder law firm serving Collier and Lee counties, with offices in Bonita Springs and Fort Myers. Seven attorneys handle probate, trust administration, guardianship, Medicaid and long-term care planning, and asset protection. Founder Pam Buff Baker is a Florida Bar Board Certified Elder Law Attorney. The initial vision meeting is complimentary.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
FirmJacksonville, FL
Jacksonville firm serving Duval, Clay, and Nassau counties since 2001, and representing out-of-state families who have a Florida estate or probate matter. Attorneys Katherine Schnauss Naugle and Ellen Ball handle probate and estate administration, guardianship, and elder law, and represent estate beneficiaries during probate and trust administration.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawGuardianship
Solo PracticeUniversity Park, FL
Veteran-owned solo practice in University Park (Manatee County) serving Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, and Venice. Handles formal, summary, and ancillary probate, and trust administration for successor trustees. Bart Scovill is a second-generation estate planning attorney who grew up in Sarasota, served in the U.S. Army, and has over 32 years of experience. Free initial consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills Trusts
Solo PracticeSarasota, FL
Sarasota practice founded in 2011, with a second office in Lakewood Ranch, serving Sarasota and Manatee counties. Handles probate, trust administration and settlement after death, estate and gift tax planning, and probate and trust disputes including arbitration and mediation. David M. Silberstein has been Florida Bar board certified in both Tax Law and Wills, Trusts and Estates since 1998.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
Solo PracticeOcala, FL
Ocala practice serving Marion County, opened by Shannon Mulkey in January 2022. Handles formal probate administration and summary proceedings, and advises personal representatives and trustees on avoiding common administration mistakes and personal liability. Mulkey has held Florida Bar board certification in Elder Law since 2016 and has practiced since 2008.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawSpecial Needs PlanningReal Estate
