These records fall under the jurisdiction of the Palm Beach County Clerk of Court. Please contact them at 561-355-2996 or visit their website.
How to get letters of administration Obtain all the necessary documents. It's best to contact the probate court for specific requirements, but the necessary documents typically include. Touch base with other relatives. File an application for letters of administration. Appear in court for verification.
Probate in Palm Beach County can vary based on the circumstances, but generally, formal administration can take 12 to 15 months to complete. Summary administration can take less than a month to complete. However, the probate process can take longer if disputes or other difficulties arise.
You can file the original will in person at any of our courthouse locations or by mail, to the attention of our probate division at P.O. Box 4667, West Palm Beach, FL 33402. You must include a certified copy of the death certificate, or other document that will confirm the date of death, when filing the will.
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Each state's probate laws require certain parties to be notified when a person passes away. In Florida, the personal representative of a deceased person's estate is required to issue an official Notice of Administration to all beneficiaries.
In a formal estate administration, it typically takes around 4-6 weeks to have the personal representative appointed. The estate generally remains open for around 1 year, however this will vary depending on what the personal representative needs to accomplish during the estate administration.
Most probate documents are public records, however, inventories and accountings filed in estates are confidential and may be viewed only by the personal representative, the personal representative's attorney or an "interested party," as defined in the Florida probate laws.
You can search by case number or the decedent's name. Please note, documents filed in probate cases are not viewable online except by the parties to the case or the attorney of record in a case. In order to view these documents, you must register on our website.