Probate in Collier County

Probate Court Record

Collier County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller

Collier County · 20th Judicial Circuit

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Office

3315 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 102, Naples, FL 34112

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Trust Litigation Firms Serving Collier County

Fort Myers firm serving Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties, with a second office in Port Charlotte. Handles formal and summary probate administration, ancillary administration for out-of-state heirs, trust administration, will contests and trust disputes, and guardianship litigation.

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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).

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West Palm Beach firm with an appointment-only LaBelle office covering Hendry and Glades counties, where almost no private estate practice is based. Handles formal, summary, intestate and contested probate through the Hendry County Clerk and the 20th Judicial Circuit, ancillary administration for out-of-state families, and partition actions when co-heirs inherit rural property together.

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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.

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Seminole firm serving Pinellas and Hillsborough County families since 1976, with St. Petersburg and Sun City Center offices. Walks personal representatives through disposition without administration, summary and formal probate, and trust administration, and litigates trust and estate disputes. Long-term-care Medicaid and elder-law planning sit alongside the settlement work.

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Delray Beach firm handling probate administration and trust litigation for Palm Beach County personal representatives and beneficiaries, alongside family law and business litigation. Its trust disputes cover trustee wrongdoing, breach of fiduciary duty, undue influence, and lack of capacity.

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