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.
Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Florida: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.
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.
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.
Florida sets executor compensation on a statutory schedule that is presumed reasonable — about $15,000 on a $500,000 estate, roughly 3.0%Fla. Stat. § 733.617Verified Sep 8, 2026View source.
Florida sets no dollar limit for its Disposition Without AdministrationFla. Stat. § 733.402 (bond — required by default: "Unless the bond requirement has been waived by the will or by the courtVerified Sep 8, 2026View source; eligibility turns on other tests.
In Florida, creditors have 3 monthsFla. Stat. § 733.702Verified Sep 8, 2026View source from first publication of the creditor notice to present claims; late claims are barred.
152 probate firms in Florida, by county and firm type.
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Solo PracticeTallahassee, FL
Tallahassee solo practice serving Leon County. Anthony L. Conticello handles Florida probate and ancillary probate administration, elder law, estate planning and advance care directives, and business and contract work, including Sunshine Law and public records matters.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawBusiness Law
FirmSpring Hill, FL
Spring Hill firm serving Hernando and Pasco counties, founded in 1987 by David R. Carter. The firm handles estate planning and probate alongside real estate, family law, personal injury, and business matters, including lady bird deeds that keep Florida property out of probate. Two are board certified by The Florida Bar in real estate law.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate Litigation
Solo PracticeTallahassee, FL
Tallahassee solo practice serving Leon County and the Big Bend. Terry Dariotis has been board certified by The Florida Bar as a specialist in wills, trusts and estates since 2001, and guides personal representatives and trustees through summary and formal administration. Florida Super Lawyers honoree.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate
FirmSpring Hill, FL
Spring Hill husband-and-wife practice serving Hernando County since 2000. David and Sandra Day handle wills, estate planning, and probate administration alongside Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and report over five decades of combined legal experience.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts
FirmJacksonville, FL
Jacksonville firm serving Duval, Clay, St. Johns, Nassau, and Baker counties, with a satellite office in Ponte Vedra Beach. Handles formal and summary probate administration, probate and trust litigation, guardianship, elder law and Medicaid crisis planning, and asset protection trusts. Practicing as this firm since 2008.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
FirmPalm Beach Gardens, FL
Palm Beach Gardens firm handling probate and trust administration, guardianship, elder law and Medicaid, and estate tax planning for Palm Beach County families. Founded by Rebecca G. Doane in 2003; Randell C. Doane is board certified by The Florida Bar in wills, trusts and estates, and the firm is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
FirmOcala, FL
Family-run Ocala firm with offices in Beverly Hills and The Villages, representing clients throughout Marion, Sumter, Citrus, and Lake counties. Handles estate administration and probate, estate planning, real estate, and business matters, with an affiliated title company for closings.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawReal Estate
Solo PracticeLargo, FL
Largo practice serving Pinellas County and the Tampa Bay area, with a second office in downtown St. Petersburg. Daniel De Paz handles probate and trust administration, estate planning, elder law and VA benefits planning, special needs trusts, and unclaimed property recovery. Bilingual English and Spanish.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
Solo PracticeMiami, FL
Miami solo practice serving Miami-Dade County families through the county probate division. Handles formal and summary probate administration, guardianship, special needs trusts, and Medicaid planning alongside wills and revocable trusts. Denise Jomarron has practiced since 2009 and was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in Elder Law for three consecutive years.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 2 more
Solo PracticeFort Myers, FL
Fort Myers solo practice serving Lee and Collier County personal representatives and trustees, including Cape Coral, Naples, Bonita Springs, and Estero. Handles probate and trust administration — collecting and valuing assets, locating beneficiaries — plus contested probate and trust disputes. Thomas M. Dryden is Board Certified in Real Estate (1996) and Business Litigation (2013).
PracticesTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation
Solo PracticeJacksonville, FL
Jacksonville firm handling estate administration for families across northeast Florida, from Duval and Clay through Marion and Suwannee counties. Opens probate estates, investigates creditor claims, addresses estate and income taxes, and distributes assets to heirs; also drafts wills, trusts, and advance directives. Robert W. Elrod, Jr. continues a practice his father started in 1966.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills Trusts
FirmPensacola, FL
Pensacola firm practicing since 1913, with its main office less than a half mile from the Escambia County Court House where Pensacola probate cases are heard. Handles probate and estate administration, ancillary administration of non-residents' Florida property, will contests and probate litigation, guardianships, and estate tax planning. Branch offices in Pace and Miramar Beach.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more
FirmMiami, FL
Miami firm whose trusts and estates group serves Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach clients through probate, trust administration after a death, guardianship, and asset protection. Estate tax planning runs alongside its corporate tax practice. Attorneys assist clients in eight languages, including Spanish, French, Portuguese, Hebrew, and Italian.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more
Solo PracticeSt. Augustine, FL
St. Augustine firm handling St. Johns and Flagler County probate — formal and summary administration for personal representatives and beneficiaries — plus trust administration and estate planning. Heather S. Maltby, a St. Johns County native and past president of its bar association, has practiced solely in estate planning, probate, and trust administration for over ten years.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianship
Solo PracticePalm Coast, FL
Palm Coast firm serving Flagler County families with probate — summary, formal, and ancillary administration — plus trust administration, wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, and health care surrogate designations. Managing partner Mike Davis carries on the practice David Eldredge (1945-2018) established in Flagler County in 1986.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateWills Trusts
FirmGainesville, FL
Gainesville firm handling probate in every Florida county on a flat fee, with an Ocala office and a fully remote administration process. Founding partner R. Nadine David advised Florida circuit court probate judges as a probate court staff attorney before entering private practice in 2014. Handles formal and summary administration, trust administration, and estate litigation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation
FirmTampa, FL
Tampa firm on West Busch Boulevard serving Hillsborough County executors, heirs, trustees, and creditors. Handles estate and probate administration, estate settlements, will disputes, contested trusts, and probate litigation, alongside wills, revocable living trusts, and powers of attorney. Established in 1977.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationWills Trusts
FirmSaint Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg firm practicing since 1962 and filing in the Pinellas County probate court. Six attorneys handle estate and trust administration, probate litigation, and will and trust contests, alongside estate planning, guardianship, and Medicaid and long-term-care planning. Founder George Wilsey is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more
FirmSaint Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg firm serving Pinellas and Hillsborough County families from Clearwater to Tampa and Sun City. Represents personal representatives and trustees through probate and trust administration and probate and trust litigation, plus wills, trusts, guardianships, and elder law. David Foster began the practice here in 1962; his son Bill Foster was mayor of St. Petersburg from 2010 to 2013.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
Solo PracticeCrawfordville, FL
Serves Wakulla and Franklin counties from a main office in Crawfordville and, by appointment, an office upstairs in the historic Apalachicola Post Office. Sean Gellis prepares wills, trusts, Lady Bird deeds, and powers of attorney, and handles probate through the Franklin County Clerk, including summary and formal administration. Offers a free consultation, flat fees, and house calls or video meetings.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate