Estate Planning & Probate in Miami-Dade County, Florida
There are two reasons people look up Miami-Dade County probate: to keep a family out of it, or to get a loved one's estate through it. Start with your situation below; both paths use Miami-Dade County's actual court and recording details.
The Probate Process in Miami-Dade County
Probate is the court-supervised process of settling someone's estate after they die — validating the will, paying debts and taxes, and transferring what's left to the heirs. In Miami-Dade County, probate runs through the Clerk of the Court and Comptroller at 20 NW 1st Avenue, Miami. The court sits in the 11th Judicial Circuit.
Full Miami-Dade Countyprobate guide: cost, how to file & attorneys →Probate Court Record
Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
Miami-Dade County · 11th Judicial Circuit
Recording Deeds & Property Documents
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Clerk of the Circuit Court
Miami-Dade County · County Recorder
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$10 for the first page plus $8.5 for each additional page.
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Local Procedures at the Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
The original will and codicils must be physically delivered to the Clerk's Probate Court Office (20 NW 1st Avenue, Miami) within 10 days after being informed of the death. Probate division forms are provided through the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. The Clerk's Probate Court Office assists self-represented filers only with small-estate petitions, wills on deposit, and caveats; a small-estate petition may be filed in person or by mail. A small-estate (Disposition of Personal Property Without Administration) petition applies when the decedent was a Miami-Dade resident and assets do not exceed $6,000.
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