Probate in Collier County, Florida
When someone who lived in Collier County dies, probate is handled by the county probate court. This page points you to that court and summarizes the Florida rules that apply — the small-estate threshold, the key deadlines, and the instruments Florida uses. For your own dates and numbers, use the free calculators linked below.
Where to file
Probate is filed in the county where the person who died last lived. If that was Collier County, this is the court — local forms, e-filing rules, and scheduling vary by county, so confirm with the county probate court. If they last lived in a different county of the same state, the case belongs in that county’s court instead, and one appointment there covers property across the state. If they last lived in another state, the main case belongs there, and property in Collier County generally needs a second, smaller case of its own here (commonly called ancillary probate) — an attorney can confirm which applies.
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Collier County, Florida — ProbateDoes this estate need full probate?
Florida lets smaller estates skip full probate using the Summary Administration (Fla. Stat. §735.201) for estates up to $150,000.
Check your estate Source — Fla. Stat. §735.201, as amended by CS/HB 1337 ($75k → $150k eff. 2026-07-01)Key probate deadlines in Florida
- Lodge the will with the court
- 10 days after the date of death
- File the estate inventory
- 60 days after appointment as personal representative
- Creditor-claim period closes
- 3 months after first publication of the notice to creditors (outer bar: 24 months from death)
Good to know in Florida
- The court empowers the personal representative with Letters of Administration.
- The estate closes with the Petition for Discharge.
- Florida has no state estate or inheritance tax.
Other counties in Florida
If the person who died last lived in a different county in Florida, start with that county instead — see all Florida counties. A few others:
Listed alphabetically, not by distance. A check marks a county with a verified court link.
Talk it through, or find a local pro
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