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.
Aventura is in Miami-Dade County.
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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.
Miami practice on SW 77th Avenue handling Miami-Dade probate and estate administration for personal representatives — court filings, deadlines, creditor and beneficiary notices — and trust administration for trustees. Also litigates contested guardianships and will and trust challenges based on incapacity, undue influence, or improper execution.
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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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Florida
Free Florida forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Florida.
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How Do I Settle a Trust?
Settling a trust in Florida happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust CodeFla. Stat. § 736.0101 et seq.Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries within 60 daysFla. Stat. §§ 736.0813, 736.1008, 736.10081Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?
In Florida, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)Fla. Stat. § 736.0708Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
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How Do I Settle an Estate?
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.
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