Palm Beach Gardens firm serving Palm Beach and Martin counties from Jupiter and Tequesta to Hobe Sound and Wellington. Handles estate and trust administration, probate and trust litigation, fiduciary disputes, guardianships, and estate and gift tax planning. All three named partners are board certified by The Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts and Estates.
Delray Beach is in Palm Beach 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.
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.
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.
The Law Firm of Jami L. Huber, P.A.
500 South Australian Avenue, Suite 500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Palm Beach County practice concentrating in probate and trust administration, probate and trust litigation, and voluntary and contested guardianships, with offices in West Palm Beach and Boca Raton. Jami L. Huber has practiced for more than 25 years and takes referrals from estate planning attorneys when a matter becomes contested.
North Palm Beach firm handling estate and probate litigation, probate and trust administration, guardianships, and elder financial exploitation cases in Palm Beach County. Preston Mighdoll led the Economic Crime and Crimes Against the Elderly Unit at the Fifteenth Circuit State Attorney's office from 1993 to 2012; Kathryn Lewis prosecuted elder exploitation in the same office.
Probate in Palm Beach County
Probate Court Record
Palm Beach County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller
Palm Beach County · 15th Judicial Circuit
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Office
205 North Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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Verified October 15, 2026 · Source
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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in 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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