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Indian River County probate help.

Clerk probate line
(772) 226-3164
Posted filing fees
Opening an estate $231.00
Formal administration $400.00
Summary administration $345.00
Last checked
October 16, 2026

Clerk filing details, probate judge assignments, circuit administrative orders and local requirements for Indian River County, each linked to its official page.

New-client intake is closed until late October 2026.

Map of Indian River County, Florida.

Cities in Indian River County

Vero Beach, Sebastian, Fellsmere, Indian River Shores, Wabasso, Orchid. County seat: Vero Beach.

Indian River County probate facts, checked October 16, 2026

Clerk and filing

OfficeIndian River County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Probate and Guardianship
AddressIndian River County Courthouse, Room 158, 2000 16th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32960 indianriverclerk.com
Phone(772) 226-3164
HoursMonday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (civil and family counters)
MailP.O. Box 1028, Vero Beach, FL 32961-1028
E-filingFlorida Courts E-Filing Portal
Case searchClerkNet court records
Fee scheduleindianriverclerk.com

E-filing and records search

  • The circuit directs most probate filings to the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal. The original will, codicils and death certificates are filed on paper. circuit19.org
  • The clerk's probate page links video guides for self-represented litigants on requesting a portal account, filing a new case and filing to an existing case. indianriverclerk.com
  • Proposed orders and letters of administration are not sent through the e-portal; they go by email to [email protected] (Judge White's probate memorandum). Judge White's court page gives the same address for probate submissions. circuit19.org
  • Judge White's division is paperless and issues its orders through e-filing only. indianriverclerk.com

Probate filing fees posted by the clerk

FilingPosted feeStatute basis
Opening a case (single petition filing)$231.00§ 28.2401(1)(a) caps the fee at $230 flsenate.gov
Formal administration, guardianship, ancillary, curatorship, conservatorship and trusts$400.00§ 28.2401(1)(g) caps the fee at $395; § 28.2401(3) adds $4 on the petition flsenate.gov
Summary administration, estate under $1,000$235.00§ 28.2401(1)(f) caps the fee at $230; § 28.2401(3) adds $4 on the petition flsenate.gov
Summary administration, estate of $1,000 or more$345.00§ 28.2401(1)(e) caps the fee at $340; § 28.2401(3) adds $4 on the petition flsenate.gov
Disposition of personal property (small estate) without administration$231.00§ 28.2401(1)(d) caps the fee at $230 flsenate.gov
Petition and order to admit foreign wills and authenticated copies$231.00§ 28.2401(1)(c) caps the fee at $230 flsenate.gov
Caveat (plus postage)$41.00§ 28.2401(1)(b) caps the fee at $40 flsenate.gov
Notice of trust$41.00Clerk fee schedule
Guardianship proceedings, person only$235.00§ 28.2401(1)(h) caps the fee at $230; § 28.2401(3) adds $4 on the petition flsenate.gov
Reopening a case$50.00Clerk fee schedule

Source: Indian River County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Probate and Guardianship fee schedule, checked October 16, 2026. Each posted fee that has a § 28.2401 amount is $1 above that amount (plus the $4 petition charge where § 28.2401(3) applies).

Judges and divisions

19th Judicial Circuit. Serves Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties.

JudgeDivisionAssigned byOrder date
Judge Rebecca WhiteAll probate and guardianship cases, Indian River County. Courtroom 6, 2000 16th Avenue, Suite 383, Vero Beach; (772) 226-3380AO 2026-03 (Amended)Signed January 12, 2026; effective January 12, 2026

Courthouses that hear probate

  • Florida Courts lists the Nineteenth Circuit as Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties. The circuit's own site lists the same four counties. flcourts.gov
  • General magistrates appointed under AO 2025-06 may hear probate and guardianship matters. The appendix revised August 3, 2026 names Lindsay Stroke, Bruce Baillie, Adrienne Fleming and Kathryn Hill. circuit19.org
  • Judge Rebecca White is assigned all probate and guardianship cases in Indian River County, along with juvenile dependency and delinquency, Baker Act and Marchman Act, risk protection order and Jimmy Ryce cases. circuit19.org
  • Judge White's chambers are in Suite 383 of the Indian River County Courthouse, 2000 16th Avenue, Vero Beach, Courtroom 6, telephone (772) 226-3380. circuit19.org

Administrative orders

Orders of the 19th Judicial Circuit that apply to probate and guardianship cases in Indian River County. Circuit order index.

  • AO 2026-03 (Amended), Judicial Assignments for 2026. Date: January 12, 2026 (effective January 12, 2026). Assigns the circuit's judges to divisions and counties for 2026, including the probate and guardianship judges in each of the four counties; supersedes AO 2025-08.
  • AO 2025-06 (Amended), Magistrates and Hearing Officers. Date: September 25, 2025, amended October 20, 2025 (appendix revised August 3, 2026). Appoints the circuit's general magistrates, who may hear probate and guardianship matters under Probate Rules 5.095 and 5.697; the appendix lists Lindsay Stroke, Bruce Baillie, Adrienne Fleming and Kathryn Hill.
  • AO 2026-06, Rescission of Administrative Order 2025-10; Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court Filings. Date: June 16, 2026 (effective June 15, 2026). Rescinds the circuit's artificial intelligence filing order; filers follow Rule 2.515 as amended, under which the signer is responsible for verifying every legal authority cited.

Local requirements and forms

Where and how to file

  • A probate case is filed with the clerk in the proper county: the county of residence for a Florida resident (see the death certificate), or the county where the property is located for a non-resident. circuit19.org
  • Most filings go through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal. The original will, any codicils and original death certificates are filed on paper. circuit19.org
  • The custodian of a will deposits it with the clerk in the county where the decedent lived. circuit19.org

Court submissions by email

  • For Indian River County, the Probate & Guardianship Division page lists [email protected] as the address for pleadings, proposed orders and communications. circuit19.org
  • Each submission email carries a subject line with the case number, estate name and document type, a copy of the filed pleadings, the proposed order in Microsoft Word, the completed checklist for opening or closing an estate, and a description of the requested court action. circuit19.org
  • A probate case must be opened before documents are submitted. The circuit states that no ex parte communications are forwarded to judges. circuit19.org

Forms

  • The circuit's Forms and Checklists page offers these probate forms: Petition to Determine Homestead Intestate, Petition to Determine Exempt Property, Petition for Summary Administration Pro Se, and Exhibit A, Schedule of Creditors and Provision for Payment, all as Word files. circuit19.org

Judge White's probate memorandum (effective January 6, 2025)

  • All probate (CP) checklists, petitions and motions, proposed orders and letters of administration go by email to the probate case managers at [email protected]. Guardianship matters do not go to that address. circuit19.org
  • Proposed orders and letters are not submitted on paper or through the e-portal. The case managers review submissions in the order received and tell the sender when a submission goes to the judge. circuit19.org
  • An urgent submission is marked EMERGENCY or URGENT in the subject line with an explanation. Status questions go to the case managers, a follow-up replies on the original email and does not resubmit the pleading, and the judicial assistant is not called about orders. circuit19.org
  • Hearing requests go by email to the judicial assistant at [email protected] with a copy of the e-filed motion or petition, the time needed and all parties. Hearing packets go to the same address by the specified date, or the hearing is stricken from the docket. circuit19.org
  • Pro se probate cases are handled by a case manager, and status questions go by email to [email protected]. circuit19.org
  • Checklists are required to open and to close an estate (formal administration, closing a formal administration, summary administration, disposition of personal property with administration). The memorandum states that no checklist exists for homestead petitions. circuit19.org
  • An attorney signs each checklist personally; signature stamps are not allowed. The completed checklist, the proposed orders and letters in Word format, and a description of the documents and the action requested go to [email protected]. circuit19.org
  • The court requires a bond in every estate with a foreign personal representative, even if the will waives bond. A cash bond may be deposited with the clerk with the registry fee, and the original surety bond is delivered to the clerk after the client signs it. circuit19.org
  • Court filings and proposed orders show the full address of every party, or the email address where service was made. A statement that a copy went to all parties through the e-service portal is not enough, and a party without an e-service address is served by mail. circuit19.org
  • Original documents and money are not sent to the judge. They are filed with the clerk's probate and guardianship division. circuit19.org

Judge White's hearing procedures

  • Judge White's probate and guardianship division is paperless: orders issue through e-filing only, and the moving party provides orders to parties without email service addresses. indianriverclerk.com
  • A notice of hearing is filed and served immediately after the hearing time is reserved. A notice for a remote appearance lists the judicial Zoom credentials. circuit19.org
  • The court must receive the motion and the notice of hearing within five days of scheduling the hearing, by email to the judicial assistant. A late submission leads to the matter being stricken from the docket. circuit19.org

Clerk recording and fees

  • The clerk records and indexes in the Official Records only the probate documents listed in §§ 28.223 and 28.2401, Florida Statutes. Any other document, including a lis pendens or a death certificate, carries a recording fee. indianriverclerk.com
  • A miscellaneous will carries a $1.00 index fee. A receipt prepared, signed and sealed by the clerk adds a $7.00 preparation fee. indianriverclerk.com
  • A notice of trust filed in the probate department costs $41.00, whether it is filed in an existing case or as a new case. indianriverclerk.com

Judge White's court page, probate submissions

  • Judge White's court page directs probate questions and submissions to the case manager at [email protected], except hearing documents, which go to the judicial assistant at [email protected]. Its general proposed-order line ([email protected]) carries the note "Except for Probate" and points to the Probate Memorandum, so the page and the memorandum agree on ProbateIRC for probate proposed orders. circuit19.org

Forms and checklists

Property and homestead

OfficeIndian River County Property Appraiser
HomesteadHomestead exemption overview
Phone(772) 226-1469
Address1800 27th St., Bldg. B, Vero Beach, FL 32960; Sebastian office: 1921 U.S. 1, Sebastian, FL 32958 ircpa.org
  • A homestead exemption requires permanent Florida residency on January 1, and the application is due to the property appraiser by March 1. ircpa.org
  • The property appraiser's Vero Beach office is at 1800 27th St., Bldg. B, (772) 226-1469, and the Sebastian office is at 1921 U.S. 1, (772) 226-1133. Both are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. ircpa.org
  • The homestead exemption application can be filed online through the property appraiser's Exemptions page. ircpa.org

Death certificates

OfficeFlorida Department of Health in Indian River County, Vital Statistics
Fee$12 per death certificate; $3 search fee per year when the exact year is unknown (maximum $50)
HoursMonday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Vero Beach main office1900 27th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960, 772-794-7460
  • Death certificates are ordered through VitalChek, the only vendor the Department of Health authorizes online, or in person or by mail at the Vero Beach office. A copy of valid identification goes with every request. indianriver.floridahealth.gov
  • The Indian River County health department issues certificates for deaths in Florida from 2009 to the present. Earlier deaths are requested from the Bureau of Vital Statistics in Jacksonville or through VitalChek. Cause of death is released to family members and legal representatives. indianriver.floridahealth.gov

Records and help

  • Section 735.201(2), Florida Statutes, sets the summary administration limit at $150,000, or a decedent dead more than two years (chapter 2026-57). flsenate.gov
  • The clerk's Online Case View is a free public search of civil, criminal and traffic cases. Only registered users or the attorney of record can see document images in probate, guardianship, mental health and family cases. indianriverclerk.com
  • The clerk's contact page lists a mailing address of P.O. Box 1028, Vero Beach, FL 32961-1028 and an email of [email protected]. indianriverclerk.com
  • The circuit's court administration office is at 250 NW Country Club Dr., Suite 217, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986. circuit19.org

Sources

Last checked: October 16, 2026. Each source shows the text that supports the facts above.

  1. Florida Statutes § 28.2401, probate service charges and filing fees (2026), checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • Fee for formal administration, guardianship, ancillary, curatorship, or conservatorship proceedings .......... $395
    • Fee for summary administration - estates valued at $1,000 or more .......... $340
    • Fee for summary administration - estates valued at less than $1,000 .......... $230
    • Charge for caveat .......... $40
    • Fee for disposition of personal property without administration .......... $230
    • Fee for guardianship proceedings of person only .......... $230
    • Charge for exemplified certificates .......... $7
    • An additional service charge of $4 on petitions seeking summary administration, formal administration, ancillary administration, guardianship, curatorship, and conservatorship shall be paid to the clerk.
    • Recording shall be required for all petitions opening and closing an estate; petitions regarding real estate; and orders, letters, bonds, oaths, wills, proofs of wills, returns, and such other papers as the judge shall deem advisable to record or that shall be required to be recorded under the Florida Probate Code.
    • Fee for the opening of any estate of one document or more
    • not to exceed the following amounts
  2. Florida Statutes § 735.201, summary administration (2026), checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • does not exceed $150,000 or that the decedent has been dead for more than 2 years
    • s. 7, ch. 2026-57
  3. Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal serves as a single, statewide access point connecting thousands of users to Florida's court system.
  4. Florida Courts, Trial Courts (Circuit) list, checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • Nineteenth Circuit - Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie

    Note: The circuit list is built by script on the page. The text was read in a browser on October 16, 2026.

  5. Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, home page, checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • Serving Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and Saint Lucie counties.
    • The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit serves the Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee counties.
    • 250 NW Country Club, Dr. Suite 217 Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986
  6. Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Probate & Guardianship Division, checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • The Probate Division covers estates, wills, trust litigation, and guardianships.
    • Hon. Steven J. Levin
    • Hon. Katherine Mish
    • Hon. Sherwood Bauer Jr.
    • Hon. Rebecca I. White
    • Hon. Laurie E. Buchanan
    • All pleadings, proposed orders, and communications must be submitted via email to the appropriate county address:
    • St. Lucie [email protected] Martin [email protected] Indian River [email protected] Okeechobee [email protected]
    • Subject line: Case number, estate name, and document type
    • Copy of filed pleadings
    • Proposed order in Microsoft Word
    • Completed checklist (for opening or closing estate)
    • Description of the requested court action
    • Note: You must open a probate case before submitting any documents. No ex parte communications will be forwarded to judges.
    • If the deceased was a Florida resident, file in the county of residence (see death certificate).
    • If not a Florida resident, file in the county where property is located.
    • Use the Florida Courts e-Filing Portal for most filings
    • Original Wills Original Codicils Original Death Certificates
    • Where do I file a will? With the Clerk's office in the county where the decedent lived.
    • Florida Probate Rules - Effective January 1, 2026 (PDF)
  7. Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Administrative Orders, checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • 2026-03 Amended Judicial Assignments for 2026 (PDF) - Order 2026-03 Amended
    • 2025-06 Amended Magistrates and Hearing Officers (PDF) - Order 2025-06 Amended
    • 2026-06 Rescission of Administrative Order 2025-10; Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court Filings (PDF) - Order 2026-06
  8. Amended Administrative Order 2026-03, Judicial Assignments for 2026, checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • AMENDED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2026-03
    • (Superseding Administrative Order 2025-08)
    • EFFECTIVE JANUARY 12, 2026
    • this 12th day of January, 2026
  9. Amended Administrative Order 2025-06, Magistrates and Hearing Officers, checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • Probate and guardianship matters (Florida Probate Rules 5.095 and 5.697)
    • Each person listed in Appendix A is hereby appointed as a General Magistrate for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
    • 4:48 pm, Oct 20, 2025
  10. Appendix to Administrative Order 2025-06 (revised August 3, 2026), checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • Originally issued: September 25, 2025 Revised: August 3, 2026
    • Lindsay Stroke Bruce Baillie Adrienne Fleming Kathryn Hill
  11. Administrative Order 2026-06, Rescission of Administrative Order 2025-10, checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • Administrative Order 2025-10, In re: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court Filings, is hereby RESCINDED, effective June 15, 2026
    • signers are reminded that they bear full responsibility for verifying the existence and accuracy of every legal authority cited in a filing
    • on this 16th day of June 2026
  12. Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Forms and Checklists, checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • Petition to Determine Homestead Intestate
    • Petition to Determine Exempt Property
    • Petition for Summary Administration Pro Se
    • Exhibit A - Schedule of Creditors and Provision for Payment
    • The following checklists are provided to assist litigants in managing the filing of forms related to their court cases.
  13. Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Courthouse Locations, checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • Okeechobee County Courthouse
    • 312 N.W. 3rd St., Okeechobee, FL 34972 863-763-2131
    • St Lucie County Courthouse - Main
    • 218 S 2nd St., Fort Pierce, FL 34950 772-462-6900
    • Indian River County Courthouse
    • 2000 16th Ave, Vero Beach, FL 32960 772-770-5185
    • Martin County Courthouse
    • 100 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart, FL 34994 772-288-5576
  14. Indian River Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Probate and Guardianship, checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • The Civil Division handles all probate and guardianship cases in the Circuit Court.
    • Probate and Guardianship 2000 16th Avenue, Room 158 Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Phone: (772) 226-3164
    • The Clerk will only record and index in the county's Official Records probate documents listed in F.S. 28.223 and 28.2401.
    • Recording fees are required for any other document, including Lis Pendens, death certificates, or other petitions, pleadings, papers, or orders relating to probate matters.
    • There will be a $1.00 index fee to process all Miscellaneous Wills.
    • If you request the Clerk to prepare, sign and seal a Receipt for a Miscellaneous Will, there will be a $7.00 preparation fee.
    • A Notice of Trust filed in the Probate Department will require a $41.00 filing fee, whether it is filed in an existing case, or filed as a new case.
    • Self-Represented Litigant Account Request - YouTube
    • Self-Represented Litigant Filing a New Case - YouTube
    • Self-Represented Litigant Filing to Existing Case - YouTube
    • Probate and Guardianship Memorandum
    • Probate and Guardianship Courtroom Guidelines And Procedures
    • Disposition of Personal Property Checklist -RW
  15. Indian River Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, contact page, checked October 16, 2026
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    • COURTHOUSE PHYSICAL ADDRESS 2000 16th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32960 772-226-3100
    • CIVIL & FAMILY 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • COURTHOUSE MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 1028, Vero Beach, FL 32961-1028
    • E-MAIL CONTACT [email protected]
  16. Indian River Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Fee Schedule, checked October 16, 2026
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    • PROBATE COURT and GUARDIANSHIP Opening a case (single petition filing) 231.00
    • Caveat 41.00 +postage
    • Disposition of Personal Property (Small Estate) without Administration 231.00
    • Formal Administration, Guardianship, Ancillary, Curatorship, Conservatorship and Trusts 400.00
    • Guardianship Proceedings, Person Only 235.00
    • Notice of Trust 41.00
    • Petition and Order to Admit Foreign Wills and Authenticated Copies 231.00
    • Reopen 50.00
    • Summary Administration for Estate, valued at less than $1,000 235.00 valued at $1,000 or more 345.00
  17. Indian River Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Online Case View, checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • Free Public Viewing of Case Information & Documents
    • Only registered users or the attorney of record can see document images for the following case types:
    • Mental Health Guardianship Probate Family
    • Document images are viewable from late 2008
  18. Judge White, Guidelines and Procedures, Probate Division (clerk copy, updated January 2025), checked October 16, 2026
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    • PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP DIVISION IS COMPLETELY PAPERLESS - This office issues Orders via e-filing only.
    • It is the responsibility of the moving party to provide Orders to any parties without e-mail service addresses.
  19. Judge White, Indian River County Probate Memorandum (effective January 6, 2025), checked October 16, 2026
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    • INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PROBATE MEMORANDUM REBECCA WHITE, CIRCUIT JUDGE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 6, 2025
    • The email address for submitting ALL PROBATE (CP) checklists, petitions/motions, proposed orders, and letters of administration is [email protected].
    • DO NOT SUBMIT GUARDIANSHIP MATTERS TO [email protected].
    • DO NOT SUBMIT HARD COPIES OF PROPOSED ORDERS/LETTERS TO THE JUDGE OR SUBMIT PROPOSED ORDERS/LETTERS THROUGH THE E-PORTAL.
    • Submissions are reviewed and processed by the probate case managers in the order received.
    • If a submission is urgent, please indicate "EMERGENCY" or "URGENT" in the subject line
    • DO NOT CALL THE JUDICIAL ASSISTANT TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF YOUR ORDERS.
    • DO NOT RESUBMIT PLEADINGS IN A NEW E-MAIL UNLESS OTHERWISE ADVISED BY THE CASE MANAGERS TO DO SO.
    • HEARING REQUESTS must be submitted, via e-mail, to the Judicial Assistant at [email protected]
    • FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE HEARING PACKET BY THE SPECIFIED DATE WILL RESULT IN YOUR HEARING BEING STRICKEN FROM THE COURT'S DOCKET
    • All pro se cases are handled by a case manager.
    • Checklists are required for both Opening and Closing Estates.
    • PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO CHECKLIST FOR HOMESTEAD PETITIONS.
    • Attorneys must verify completion and correctness of the Checklists by personal signature. No signature stamps are allowed.
    • Proposed Order(s) and Letters in WORD format.
    • An appropriate bond will be required on all estates with a foreign personal representative regardless of waiver in the Will.
    • Cash bonds may be deposited with the Clerk of Court with the applicable registry fee.
    • The original Surety Bond must be delivered to the Clerk of Court after your client has signed the Bond.
    • ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND MONIES ARE NOT TO BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE JUDGE'S OFFICE
    • All court filings and proposed orders MUST contain proper address certification
    • "I certify that a copy of the foregoing was emailed to all parties through the e- service portal" is NOT sufficient.
    • 1. Opening a Formal Estate; 2. Closing a Formal Estate (Discharge); 3. Summary Administration; and 4. Disposition of Personal Property with Administration
  20. Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Judge Rebecca White, checked October 16, 2026
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    • Judge Rebecca White
    • Circuit Judge
    • 2000 16th Avenue. Suite 383. Vero Beach, FL 32960
    • Courtroom: 6
    • Phone: (772) 226-3380
    • Judicial Assistant: Maggie Molina
    • Indian River: All Juvenile Dependency and Delinquency Cases, including Detention and Shelter Hearings;
    • All Probate and Guardianship Cases;
    • A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time.
    • A notice of hearing involving any remote appearance must list the judicial Zoom credentials.
    • within five (5) days of scheduling the hearing by email at [email protected]
    • Failure to timely provide a copy of the notice, motion, (and proposed order if UMC hearing), to the Court will result in the matter being stricken from the docket.
    • The court uses Zoom for remote appearances.
    • Submission Method: All proposed order shall be submitted by email to [email protected] . Except for Probate – Please Review the Probate Memorandum to the Right of Our Webpage Under Procedures.
    • The email address for submitting probate documents is: [email protected] .
    • Probate: Submissions: All Probate questions and submissions shall be directed to the case manager at [email protected], with the exception of hearing documents, those shall be submitted to the Court by email to [email protected].
    • Once the checklist is complete, the attorney’s office shall submit via email only to [email protected]: Completed checklist
    • Proposed Order(s) in Word format; and
    • A description of the documents being provided, as well as the action you wish to be taken.
  21. Indian River County Property Appraiser, home page, checked October 16, 2026
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    • INDIAN RIVER PROPERTY APPRAISER
    • Permanent Florida residency required on January 1.
    • Application due to property appraiser by March 1.
    • Vero Office 1800 27 th St., Bldg. B Vero Beach, FL 32960 (772) 226-1469 8AM to 5PM
    • Sebastian Office 1921 U.S. 1 Sebastian, FL 32958 (772) 226-1133 8AM to 5PM
    • 1800 27th Street Building B Vero Beach, Florida, 32960 (772) 226-1469
  22. Indian River County Property Appraiser, Exemptions, checked October 16, 2026
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    • File Your Homestead Exemption Application Online
    • Main Office 1800 27TH STREET VERO BEACH. FLORIDA, 32960 (772) 226 -1469 MON - FRI, 8:00AM-5:00PM
    • Sebastian Office 1921 US HWY 1 SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, 32958 (772) 226- 1133 MON - FRI, 8:00AM-5:00PM
  23. Florida Department of Health in Indian River County, Death Certificates, checked October 16, 2026
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    • Order death certificates online through VitalChek
    • the only vendor authorized by the Florida Department of Health
    • Death Certificates are available for deaths occurring in the state of Florida from 2009 to present.
    • A legible copy of a valid driver's license, passport, state-issued ID, or military identification card must accompany all requests.
    • You must be a family member or legal representative when requesting cause of death.
    • Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    • $12 Death Certificate $3 Search Fee, per year (required when exact year is unknown). Maximum charge is $50
    • Vital Statistics 772-794-7460 Fax: 772-794-7443 1900 27 th St. Vero Beach, FL 32960
  24. Checklist for Opening a Formal Administration (Judge White), checked October 16, 2026
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    • Checklist for Opening a Formal Administration
    • Rebecca I. White, Circuit Judge
  25. Checklist for Closing a Formal Administration (Judge White), checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • Checklist for Closing a Formal Administration
    • Rebecca I. White, Circuit Judge
  26. Checklist for Summary Administration (Judge White), checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • Checklist for Summary Administration
    • Rebecca I. White, Circuit Judge
  27. Checklist for Disposition of Personal Property (Judge White), checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • Checklist for Disposition of Personal Property
    • Rebecca I. White, Circuit Judge
  28. Affidavit of Heirs (Indian River County), checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • IN AND FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
  29. Disposition of Personal Property without Administration petition (clerk), checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION
  30. Probate Statement of Claim (clerk), checked October 16, 2026
    Supporting text
    • IN AND FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
Rachel Brannan Schadt, Esq.
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Rachel Brannan Schadt, Esq.

Florida probate and estate attorney. Florida Bar #127500, admitted 2017. Third-generation Florida attorney and Sarasota native. Florida State University; Western Michigan University Cooley Law School. Admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.

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