The County Civil Division has jurisdiction over civil cases up to $50,000 and Small Claims cases with amounts up to $8,000.
In order to initiate probate, a petition must be filed in the proper circuit court which would be the court in the county in which the decedent resided at the time of his (or her) death, or I the county where the decedent owned property. If the decedent had a will, the will must be filed along with the petition.
As a result, you will begin to see the case status Post-Judgement Inactive (PJREPINACT) or Post-Judgement Active (PJREPACT) appear when viewing cases through the Clerk of Court Online Docket or the Florida Courts E-filing Portal.
The Circuit Courts in Florida are the trial courts of general jurisdiction. The Probate Division of the Circuit Court has jurisdiction of proceedings relating to the settlement of the estates of decedents and minors, the granting of wills, guardianship, involuntary hospitalization, and the determination of competency.
Documents are recorded at the Clerk of the Courts, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RECORDER, COURTHOUSE EAST, 22 N.W. First Street, 1st Floor, Miami, FL 33128. You can record the Notice of Commencement by mail. The original Notice should be sent to the County Recorder, P.O. Box 011711, Flagler Station, Miami, Florida 33101.
Under the Petition for Summary Administration, you as the Petitioner must certify that you have made a diligent search and inquiry as to any known or reasonable ascertainable creditors and either a) the creditors are barred; b) the estate is not indebted; or c) that if the estate is indebted that provisions for ...
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All Notices of Commencement must be record via the Clerk of Courts. To view recording options available, please visit Clerk of Courts. You may eRecord your document through one of our approved vendors. With this option, you retain your original document and the recorded image is available the next day.
Bar Rule 4-3.4(h) prohibits an attorney from presenting, participating in presenting, or threatening to present disciplinary charges under the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar to obtain an advantage in a civil matter.