Florida Probate
LeadTrace tracks 67 of 67 Florida counties for Probate. Florida probate is administered county by county through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, and new estate filings are public the day they are docketed. LeadTrace pulls those dockets nightly so you see estates before the heirs have decided what to do with the house.
By The Numbers
- Counties Covered
- 67
- Records Tracked
- 11,788
as of Sep 20, 2026
Law At A Glance
- Sale Type
- Not a sale — a court administration. Any sale of real property happens through the personal representative, sometimes with court authorization.
- Who Holds The Records
- Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the decedent was domiciled.
- Claim Window
- Creditor claims are generally barred 3 months after the first publication of the notice to creditors (Fla. Stat. §733.702).
- Local Terminology
- Formal administration, summary administration, personal representative, letters of administration.
- Public Records Statute
- Fla. Stat. Chapter 119 (Florida Public Records Act).
- Notes
- Florida probate procedure is governed by Fla. Stat. Chapter 733 and the Florida Probate Rules. Some case documents are confidential even when the docket itself is public.
This is general information, not legal advice. Verify current statute text before acting.
Florida Coverage By County
as of Sep 20, 2026
How To Pull It Yourself
- 1
Open the county Clerk of Court case search
Every Florida clerk publishes a case search. Choose the civil/probate case type and set the court type to Probate.
- 2
Filter to new filings
Search by filing date range rather than by name. A rolling 7-day window keeps the result set small and current.
- 3
Pull the case detail
Open each case to capture the decedent name, the personal representative, and the attorney of record.
- 4
Match the estate to real property
Cross-reference the decedent name against the county property appraiser to find parcels still titled in the estate.
- 5
Repeat per county
Florida has 67 counties and no statewide probate index, so the work is per-county every day.
County-Specific Walkthroughs
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See the Distress FeedWhat Is Probate?
A probate filing opens the court process that settles a deceased person's estate. When that estate includes real property, the property has to be maintained, insured, and eventually transferred or sold — often by heirs who live somewhere else and never planned to own it.
How Professionals Use It
Probate is the earliest reliable signal that a property may change hands for reasons other than price. Professionals work new filings quickly, lead with the estate's practical problem rather than the property, and stay patient through the administration timeline.
Frequently Asked
Are Florida probate filings public?
Yes. Probate dockets are public records under Fla. Stat. Chapter 119, though individual documents within a case can be confidential.
Is there a statewide Florida probate search?
No. Each of the 67 counties runs its own Clerk of Court case search, which is why coverage is built county by county.
How fast do probate filings appear?
Most clerks publish a new case to their public docket within one business day of filing.
Who is the right contact on a probate lead?
Usually the personal representative, and in many cases the attorney of record listed on the docket.
Counts and dates on this page are generated from our live coverage database as of Sep 20, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice. Verify current statute text before acting. Last reviewed Aug 11, 2026.