Where is summary administration filed in Brevard County, and is an attorney needed?

Summary administration is available under section 735.201, Florida Statutes when the will does not direct formal administration and the Florida estate, less property exempt from creditors' claims, is worth $150,000 or less, or when the decedent died more than 2 years earlier.

In Brevard County, the petition is filed with the Probate Department of the Brevard County Clerk of Court.

The Clerk states that a person does not have to be represented by an attorney to file for summary administration, while attorney representation is required for formal administration. The Clerk also notes that forms are available from the Law Library at the Viera Courthouse.