2026 state court fee data · Florida

Probate in Florida

Recorded at $300–$600 - among the costlier civil filings in Florida, and one of 10 states where we price this filing.

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Fee rank is not wait rank

Signature reading for Probate in Florida: #3 on in-state fee rank among 12 Florida filings. On this filing's state cohort, Florida sits in the upper third of recorded max fees ($300–$600). The published step list sits near the 7-step median for this filing (8 steps). According to PlainCivil's compiled state court fee schedules, Probate in Florida ranks #7 of 120 process-state filings by maximum filing fee (highest max fee = #1). Civil Lawsuit is largest of 2 at $900 among 12 civil filings in Florida; that is not the longest wait: Guardianship records 60 days on a $500 ceiling.

Probate figures for Florida are compiled schedule reference, not legal advice - verify with the clerk where you intend to file.

In-state wait inventory

Waiting periods among Florida civil filings

Exclusive split of all 12 tracked filings in Florida - orthogonal to in-state fee placement below.

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In-state placement

Where probate sits among Florida filings

Of the 12 civil filings we track in Florida, probate ranks 3 by recorded maximum fee: among the costlier civil filings in Florida. Neighbours: Property Dispute at $900 and Guardianship at $500.

Same-state corpus only, not a national ranking. How we place filings

0 of 10 states publishing a waiting-period field for this filing impose one; Florida publishes a field and records none.

The Florida row lists 8 procedural steps against a 7-step median for this filing: a reading of published detail, not difficulty.

Filing Fee Details

Circuit Court Probate Division.

Florida's high-band fee among states

Florida sits in the upper third of this filing's state cohort at $300–$600 (rank #3 of 10 by max fee).

Source: state court filing-fee schedules (upper-bound fee per state). Verify current amounts with the relevant court. How we calculate this ranking →

Key Requirements

  • Death certificate and Will
  • Petition for Administration
  • Notice to creditors
  • Inventory and accounting
  • Distribution and discharge

Step-by-Step Process

  1. 1

    File Petition for Administration

  2. 2

    Court appoints Personal Representative

  3. 3

    Notice to creditors (90-day claim period)

  4. 4

    Inventory assets

  5. 5

    Pay debts

  6. 6

    File accounting

  7. 7

    Petition for discharge

  8. 8

    Close estate

Grounds / Eligibility

Estate administration upon death of asset owner

Quick Reference

Fee stamp
HEAVY schedule band
Wait stamp
OPEN clock band
Filing Fee
$300–$600
Residency
File in county where decedent lived
Waiting Period
None required
Typical Timeline
6-12 months

Official Resources

Florida Court Website

Nearest fee-schedule peers in Florida

Ordered by ABS(filing_fee_max) to this row's HEAVY stamp - not an A-Z process catalog.

Guardianship
HEAVY
$400–$500
3-6 months
Divorce
STANDARD
$400–$409
Simplified: 30-60 days. Uncontested: 4-8 weeks. Contested: 6-18 months.
Name Change
STANDARD
$400–$409
2-4 months
Eviction
STANDARD
$185–$400
Uncontested: 2-3 weeks. Contested: 4-8 weeks.
Civil Lawsuit
HEAVY
$300–$900
12-24 months
Court Mediation
STANDARD
$0–$300
1-2 days

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Filing fees and requirements change; verify current figures with your local court before filing.

According to published Florida court materials compiled in the PlainCivil state-process database. See our methodology for source categories and vintage. Schedule row for Probate in Florida: max fee $300–$600, wait None, vintage 2026-09-01.