Simplified route
$150,000
Summary administration; no waiting period stated.
Eligibility and caveatsFlorida estate administration
Florida probate: rules, process, costs, executor fees and deadlines
Small-estate limit: $150,000
This guide explains probate in Florida: Florida uses summary administration for qualifying estates. The route can depend on both estate value and how long ago the person died.
Sources reviewed August 7, 2026. Latest primary-source re-fetch October 3, 2026.
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Florida simplified probate route
Up to $150,000; no waiting period stated. Source: Ch. 2026-57, § 7, Laws of Fla. (amending Fla. Stat. § 735.201(2)).
Summary administrationScreen a specific Florida estate with the calculators on the small-estate page and the executor-fee page, or compare states in the full estate navigator.
What the reviewed rules establish
Court cost
Tiered
2 published schedules, itemised on the filing-cost page.
Filing-cost detailExecutor compensation
Statutory schedule
A statutory percentage schedule applies. Source: Fla. Stat. § 733.617.
Compensation detailCreditor deadline
Not published
Timeline and creditor detailsStatutes read in full for Florida
Read on the enacting state’s own site, with the date each was read.
| Citation | What reading it established | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| Fla. Stat. § 733.702 | Florida’s claim bar runs from publication or from service, whichever falls later — creditor deadline note | 2026-09-17 |
| Fla. Stat. § 733.617 | Florida’s presumed commission, and the base it is computed on — representative pay note | 2026-09-17 |
Florida decision map
The four facts that change the Florida route
Each Florida answer below links to the page that sets out its source.
| Question | Recorded Florida answer |
|---|---|
| What route is being screened? | Summary administration |
| What property and basis count? | probate property within the rule's stated scope; gross value with statutory exemptions not classified by this worksheet. |
| What is the amount screen? | $150,000 |
| What is the time or deadline record? | No universal waiting period stated; creditor deadlines: not published here |
| What does the cost record establish? | 2 published schedules; the proceeding and value basis control the total. |
| What does compensation use? | Statutory percentage schedule, measured on the estate accounting. |
Limits and unresolved costs
- The $150,000 limit comes from Chapter 2026-57, section 7, Laws of Florida, effective July 1, 2026. The Legislature's codified page for section 735.201 now carries that figure in the 2026 edition, so the codified statute and the session law agree.
- Section 735.201(1) adds a condition this screen does not evaluate: in a testate estate the will must not direct administration as required by chapter 733. A will can therefore rule out summary administration regardless of value.
- Exempt property is excluded from the threshold, and this tool does not value exempt property, so a result near the limit is provisional.
- The two-year route is separate from the $150,000 route.
- The clerk charges are maximums the statute permits, and a court may increase them in an individual matter on a showing of extraordinary circumstances.
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What Florida courts publish
Every link is probed before each release.
- Court resourceFlorida Courts probate resource pageFlorida State Courts System
Limits on court material
- Florida publishes no statewide summary-administration form. The petition is prepared for the circuit court in the county where the decedent lived, and requirements differ by circuit.
- The statewide court system publishes one probate page; county clerk sites carry the operative local instructions.
Florida primary sources
- Fla. Stat. § 735.201 — Florida Statutes, Summary Administration
- Ch. 2026-57, § 7, Laws of Fla. (amending Fla. Stat. § 735.201(2)) — Chapter 2026-57, Laws of Florida (CS/HB 1337, enrolled), amending the summary administration limit
- Fla. Stat. § 28.2401(1) — Florida Statutes, Probate Filing Charges
- Fla. Stat. § 733.617 — Florida Statutes, Personal Representative Compensation
Every quotation, edition label and machine check is on the Florida source record.
Florida record: 4/4 verified, 19 matched checks, latest source re-fetch October 3, 2026. Source record · method · report a correction