Coral Gables firm serving Miami-Dade County since 1998. Handles probate and trust administration, guardianships, will contests and trust litigation including undue influence and fiduciary disputes, elder law, and estate and tax planning.
Miami is in Miami-Dade County.
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North Miami firm serving Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Handles probate administration and probate litigation, trust administration and trust disputes, will contests built on undue influence or lack of testamentary capacity, guardianship, and elder law. Spanish spoken.
Coral Gables firm whose practice is confined to trusts and estates, with companion offices in Naples and West Palm Beach. Handles estate planning, trust and estate administration, and probate and trust litigation for Miami-Dade, Collier, and Palm Beach families, alongside estate taxation and business planning.
Plantation solo practice with Boca Raton and Aventura offices, serving Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade counties. Handles formal, summary, and ancillary administration for personal representatives, beneficiaries, creditors, and corporate fiduciaries, plus trust administration and probate and trust litigation. Daniel T. Fleischer has practiced estate and probate law since 2001 and is AV rated.
Coral Gables firm handling Miami-Dade probate for families filing at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building, serving clients from Aventura to Homestead. Runs formal and summary administration — court filings, creditor notices, asset valuation, and distributions — plus trust administration and estate litigation. Also does wills, revocable trusts, and special needs planning.
Coral Gables firm on Ponce de Leon Boulevard serving Miami-Dade County. Handles probate and trust administration, contested probate and trust matters including will contests and malfeasance claims, guardianships, and asset protection, alongside estate planning. Monique Lavender Greenberg is board certified by The Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts and Estates.
Probate in Miami-Dade County
Probate Court Record
Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
Miami-Dade County · 11th Judicial Circuit
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Office
20 Northwest 1st Avenue, Miami, FL 33128
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