Miami-Dade County probate help.
We serve Miami-Dade County (including Miami, Hialeah, Miami Beach, and surrounding areas) under the 11th Judicial Circuit, with the county seat in Miami. Probate, estate planning, and trust administration — all on flat fees, all remote-friendly.
Looking for a probate or estate planning attorney near you in Miami-Dade County?
We serve all of Miami-Dade County — Miami, Hialeah, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and the surrounding communities — with flat-fee probate, estate planning, wills, and trusts. Most of it happens by phone, email, and e-signature, so “near me” really means wherever you are in Miami-Dade County.New-client intake is closed until late October 2026; the Miami-Dade County filing details on this page stay free to use.
Where you'll go. What you'll need.
Probate in Miami-Dade County, as we see it.
Miami-Dade probate runs in the 11th Judicial Circuit — Florida's largest, most procedurally formal probate division. Cases file at the historic Dade County Courthouse at 73 W. Flagler Street; some judicial functions sit at the Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center depending on judge assignment. The clerk's probate-specific line is (305) 349-7000. Mandatory e-filing via myflcourtaccess.com.
Miami-Dade carries the highest international and foreign-domicile estate volume in Florida. Latin American, European, and Caribbean cross-border estates are routine — expect Apostille and treaty issues, foreign-will admissions, and translation needs. Spanish-language proceedings are common and we coordinate interpreters when needed.
Condo and co-op inventory dominates many estates. Brickell, Miami Beach, Aventura — assessment liens, special assessments (post-Surfside legislation), and 40-year recertifications routinely affect estate sales. The 2021 Surfside collapse continues to influence statutory recertification and reserve requirements that affect condo estate values countywide. We work the new rules carefully on every case.
Local quirks worth knowing.
- 11th Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade only). Florida's largest and most procedurally formal probate division.
- International estates routine. Highest foreign-domicile estate volume in FL — Apostille, treaty issues, foreign wills, translation are everyday work.
- Spanish-language proceedings. Many forms and notices benefit from translation; interpreter usage is common.
- Condo and co-op concentration. Assessment liens, special assessments, post-Surfside recertification, 40-year inspections — all affect estate sales.
- Surfside (2021) lasting impact. New statutory recertification and reserve requirements affect condo estate values countywide. We track these carefully.
Local where you live — Miami-Dade County, top to bottom.
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Homestead, Save Our Homes, condo and high-value valuations
Vehicle title transfers, property tax, business tax receipts
Large active bar; probate, trust, and real-estate sections; lawyer referral
Miami's main public hospital — records release for estate claims
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