Florida Probate Court - Collier County Probate Court
Collier County Florida was created in 1923 from Lee County is located on the southern end of the state of Florida. The estimate of the population as of 2006 was 314,649. The website for the County is www.colliergov.net. Collier County Circuit Court is part of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, which was established in 1970. The Twentieth Judicial Circuit, consists of Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee Counties. It was the last circuit court established in the state of Florida.
The main Courthouse in Collier County is located at 3301 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, Florida 34112. The Phone number is (239) 252-2646 and the hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. There are 8 satellite offices, six of which are located in Naples with one in Everglades City and one in Immokalee. Their hours vary. The 2008 holiday schedule is as follows: January 1, 2008; January 21, 2008; March 21, 2008; May 26, 2008; July 4, 2008; September 1, 2008; November 11, 2008; November 27, 2008; November 28, 2008; December 25, 2008 and December 26, 2008. The main courthouse and the satellite offices will all be closed on those days.
Dwight Brock is presently the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The web site to access information is www.CollierClerk.com. You can also contact the clerk by sending email to CollierClerk@collierclerk.com. You can search the internet web site for the following: Official land, Public, Dockets, Court or Board records. The following Judges comprise the circuit court: the Honorable Franklin G. Baker; the Honorable Frederick R. Hardt; the Honorable Elizabeth V. Krier; the Honorable Cynthia A. Ellis; the Honorable Lawrence D. Martin; The Honorable Hugh D. Hayes; the Honorable Lauren L. Brodie; the Honorable Daniel R. Monaco and the Honorable Keith R. Kyle.
The Probate Department of the Circuit Court exists to distribute the assets of a deceased person to the heirs and beneficiaries. Florida became a state in 1845 and has had probate laws in effect since that time. There are different types of Administration to probate an estate. Summary Administration can be used when the value of the assets of the deceased in under $75,000.00 or the deceased has been dead more than two years and Formal Administration is done for estates above that amount or in instances where it is necessary to appoint someone to act as personal representative to administer the estate. There is another type of proceeding called Disposition of Assets without Administration. It is only possible to use that process within very narrowly drawn situations. Contact your Florida Probate Attorney to assist you in determining what type of probate is needed for your particular situation. Call 1-800-PROBATE ext 5 to learn more about the Collier County Probate Court.
A circuit court Judge presides over the probate proceedings. There can be a testate estate which means the deceased died leaving a last will and testament to direct the disposition of his/her property and an intestate estate which means the deceased did not leave a will to direct the distribution of assets. In the case of an intestate estate, the probate laws of the state of Florida direct the disposition of assets. The Last Will and Testament of the deceased should be filed with the clerk for safekeeping within 10 days of the date of death of the deceased.
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