Which court handles probate for a Melbourne resident?
Probate for a Melbourne resident is handled by the Brevard County Circuit Court in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, with cases filed through the Clerk's Probate Department.
Florida circuit courts have exclusive original jurisdiction over the estates of decedents under section 26.012, Florida Statutes. For Melbourne, that is the Circuit Court in and for Brevard County, part of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit.
Probate cases are filed with the Probate Department of the Brevard County Clerk of Court. The circuit's current division assignments place the Brevard probate and guardianship division at the Titusville Courthouse, 506 S. Palm Ave., Titusville. Easler Law PLLC's Melbourne office handles probate matters throughout Brevard County.
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