Florida Probate Court - Indian River County Probate Court
Indian River County is a county located in Florida with an estimated 128,000. Its county seat is Vero Beach, Florida. Indian River County was created in 1925 and was named after the Indian River Lagoon. According the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 617 square miles, 503 square miles is land and 114 square miles of it is water, and much of the water is in the Atlantic Ocean. Places incorporated in Indian River County include the city of Fellsmere, Town of Indian River Shores, City of Sebastian, City of Vero Beach and the town of Orchid. Unincorporated areas of Indian River County include Florida Ridge, North Beach, Gifford, Roseland, South Beach, Vero Beach South, Wabasso Beach, West Vero Corridor, Winter Beach and Vero Lake Estates.
The Indian River County Clerk of the Circuit Court is the Clerk that is in charge of the probate of assets of a decedent who died while they were domiciled (resided) in Indian River County or died while owning real estate in Indian River County. The Florida Rules of Probate control how estates are distributed and include rules on how to properly settle a decedent's estate which include how to pay all type of creditors and then eventually distribute the assets to the beneficiaries who are supposed to receive them either through a last will and testament or the laws of intestacy. (Statutes that set up who gets what from an estate if the decedent did not leave a valid will).
A Florida probate lawyer or an elder lawyer is the person to ask your questions to about how to probate an estate of a decedent who was a resident of Indian River County. Also, you can often receive help from a probate clerk (although not an attorney) who can answer many of the questions you may be presented with. The contact information for Indian River County Probate clerk is as follows:
Physical address: 2000 16th Avenue Vero Beach, Florida 32960 and their mailing address is P.O. Box 1028 Vero Beach, FL. 32961-1028.
Telephone number 772- 770-5185 and facsimile is 772 770-5008
The current Clerk of the Court is Jeffrey K. Barton who was elected Clerk of the Circuit court in November 1988. His office can be reached at 772-770-5185, ext. 3160.
Probate is initiated in the Indian River probate court as follows: If the decedent left a will, the probate process is begun by the person named in the will as the Personal Representative filing the will and asking (Petitioning) the court for Letters of Administration. If there is no Will and therefore no named Personal Representative nominated in the Will, then any beneficiary, or even a creditor can legally file for probate. Once Letters of Administration are signed by the Court in Indian River county, this is the "driver's license" you need to begin the probate process and to move the assets past creditors, private and governmental, as the law allows to the appropriate beneficiary. This process requires the assistance of an elder lawyer who can assist you in this journey which is complicated and fraught with pitfalls for the unwary. Contact your Florida probate attorney and get the job done right. Call 1-800-PROBATE ext 5 to learn more about the Indian River County Probate Court.
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