Estate Planning & Probate in Seminole County, Florida

Local Procedures at the Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller

The Clerk's Self Help program gives self-represented parties resources and ministerial assistance in probate estate cases (formal and summary administration only), with free legal-research computers and approved forms. Low-cost attorney consultations on procedure and forms review are held over Microsoft Teams on Wednesdays by appointment, booked online or at the Criminal Justice Center or Casselberry Branch.

The Clerk lists the will (filed within ten days of notice of death), an itemized paid funeral bill, paid receipts for medical expenses from the 60 days before death, a statement of the type of asset to be released, identification of the person filing, and the filing fee. The court then enters an order allowing or disallowing the release of assets. The custodian of a will deposits the original with the Clerk within ten days of learning of the death, with the date of death or the last four digits of the decedent's Social Security number if known. No attorney is needed and there is no fee to deposit a will.