Orlando firm formed in 2003, with offices in Lake Nona, Tavares, DeLand, and Port Orange, serving Orange, Seminole, Lake, Volusia, and Osceola counties. Its estate group handles probate administration and probate litigation, guardianship administration and litigation, Medicaid and special needs planning, and estate tax planning. Partners Daniel B. Harris and Heidi W. Isenhart lead it.
Daytona Beach is in Volusia County.
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Probate in Volusia County
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Volusia County Clerk of Circuit Court
Volusia County · 7th Judicial Circuit
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Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
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101 North Alabama Avenue, DeLand, FL 32724
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