Search Miami Probate Court Records, Estates, Guardianship & Certified Copies
Use official Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Eleventh Judicial Circuit resources to search probate cases, request certified copies, find forms, check filing fees, confirm the Probate Court Office location, and avoid wrong private record portals.
Choose what you need below. Miami probate users usually need probate case search, certified copies, estate filing, will deposit, guardianship, mental health probate services, forms, fee information, or the Probate Court Office location.
📂 Search probate case records
Use this for: Miami-Dade probate case number, estate name, party name, docket, filing details, and probate case status.
Best official path: use the Miami-Dade Civil, Family and Probate Courts Online System through the Clerk’s case search page.
Important: certified copies can also be requested through the Clerk’s official online case/copy system.
Miami Probate Court Quick Facts
Miami probate matters are handled through the Probate Division of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, with Clerk services provided by the Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Comptroller. The Clerk’s official Probate Court page gives probate filing information, forms, fee examples, and related probate resources.
What This Miami Probate Court Guide Covers
Official Miami Probate Court Path
For Miami probate search intent, start with the Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Comptroller Probate Court page and the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Probate Division page. The court’s Probate Division page directs users to search probate cases through the Miami-Dade County Civil, Family and Probate Courts Online System and to use eFiling services through the ePortal.
Do not confuse Miami-Dade probate with general official records, criminal records, traffic records, Palm Beach probate, Broward probate, or private court-record websites. Probate cases are part of the court system, while deeds and some recorded documents may be handled through Official Records.
Use the Clerk’s Civil, Family and Probate case search to look up probate case information and request certified copies.
Use the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Probate Division page for probate programs, guardianship, mental health, eFiling, and court-related guidance.
The Clerk contact page lists the Probate Court Office at 20 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 6.223, Miami, FL 33128.
Use the Clerk’s official online system or contact the correct clerk office when certified records are required.
How to Search Miami Probate Court Records Online
The official Miami-Dade Clerk case-search page says users can search information on civil, family and probate cases and request certified copies. The Eleventh Judicial Circuit Probate page also links users to the Miami-Dade Civil, Family and Probate Courts Online System for probate case searching.
Start with the official online case search
Open the Miami-Dade Civil, Family and Probate case search system. Select the probate/civil-family-probate search path rather than criminal, traffic, or official-records search.
Use the strongest search detail
Search by probate case number if available. If not, try decedent name, estate name, petitioner, personal representative, guardian, attorney, or filing year.
Check whether certified copies are needed
An online docket or case summary may not be enough for banks, title companies, insurance companies, or official estate transactions.
Contact the Probate Court Office if unsure
For filing or document questions, contact the Probate Court Office listed by the Clerk instead of relying on private search results.
Opening an Estate, Depositing a Will or Filing Probate in Miami-Dade
The Miami-Dade Clerk Probate Court page explains that once a loved one has passed, the custodian of the will must deposit the will with the Clerk of the Court in the county and state where the deceased lived within 10 days after being informed of the death. The page also provides filing-fee examples for formal administration, summary administration, disposition of personal property without administration, caveats, safe-deposit box petitions, and related probate matters.
Use this path when a full Florida probate administration is required. The Clerk page lists formal and ancillary administration, curatorship, and conservatorship filing at $401.
Use this path for qualifying smaller or older estates. The Clerk page lists summary administration fees based on estate value.
Use this path for qualifying reimbursement-style personal-property matters. The Clerk page lists disposal of personal property without administration at $232.
The custodian of the will must deposit it with the Clerk in the county and state where the deceased lived within 10 days after learning of the death.
Miami-Dade Guardianship, Incapacity and Probate Division Services
The Eleventh Judicial Circuit Probate Division includes guardianship, mental health, Marchman Act, professional guardian registry, and related probate services. The court describes guardianship as a legal proceeding where a guardian exercises the legal rights of an incapacitated person who lacks the ability to care for themselves.
Use this path for guardian appointment, ward matters, incapacity issues, reports, plans, inventories, and court supervision.
The Clerk Probate Court page lists a fee for petition for incapacity. Confirm current filing costs before filing.
The Probate Division page states that the division hears cases for involuntary evaluation and treatment of mentally ill persons.
The Eleventh Judicial Circuit maintains a registry of professional guardians who practice in Miami-Dade County and may receive court appointments.
Miami Probate Forms, Filing Fees and eFiling
The Miami-Dade Clerk Probate Court page provides probate-related forms and fee examples, but also warns that forms are for reference only, are not legal advice, and do not substitute for competent legal counsel or direct legal research. The Eleventh Judicial Circuit Probate page links to eFiling services through the ePortal.
Probate Court Page
Use this page for probate information, forms, caveats, small estates, and listed probate filing fees.
Open Probate Court PageProbate Division Forms
Use Eleventh Judicial Circuit probate forms and checklists when applicable.
Open Probate FormseFiling Services
Use the ePortal for electronic filing and service where required or available.
Open Florida ePortalListed Clerk fee: $401 for formal and ancillary administration, curatorship and conservatorship.
Listed Clerk fees: $236 for estate less than $1,000 and $346 for estate $1,000 or more.
Listed Clerk fee: $40 for caveat and notice of trusts.
Listed Clerk fees include guardianship of person only at $236 and formal guardianship at $401.
Certified Copies, Probate Records and Public Record Requests
The Miami-Dade Clerk’s Civil Court page says users can search civil, family and probate cases or request certified copies through the official online system. Certified copies may be needed for banks, real estate transfers, title companies, insurance claims, personal representative authority, guardianship authority, or court-file proof.
Use the official case-search/certified-copy system when the probate case is available online.
Ask whether you need a certified order, letters of administration, letters of guardianship, will copy, or plain file copy.
Some probate, guardianship, mental health, inventory, accounting, minor-related, or sealed materials may have access limits.
Do not confuse court probate records with Official Records such as recorded deeds, liens, and other recorded instruments.
Official Miami Probate Court Links
Miami-Dade Probate Court
Main Clerk page for probate filings, fees, caveats, small estates, and probate forms.
Open Probate Court11th Circuit Probate Division
Official court division page for probate programs and services.
Open Probate DivisionCase Search / Certified Copies
Search civil, family and probate cases or order certified copies.
Open Case SearchClerk Contact Page
Verify Probate Court Office address, phone, and other Clerk office contacts.
Open Contact PageProbate Forms
Use Eleventh Judicial Circuit probate forms and checklists where applicable.
Open FormsMiami Probate Court Map and Location
The Miami-Dade Clerk contact page lists the Probate Court Office at 20 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 6.223, Miami, Florida 33128, with phone 786-767-7FAM(326). For probate filing questions, certified-copy questions, or in-person visit planning, verify the office and room before visiting.
Miami Probate Court FAQs
Where is Miami Probate Court located?
The Miami-Dade Clerk lists the Probate Court Office at 20 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 6.223, Miami, FL 33128. The listed Probate Court Office phone is 786-767-7FAM(326).
How do I search Miami-Dade probate case records?
Use the Miami-Dade Clerk’s Civil, Family and Probate Courts Online System. Search by case number when available, or by party, estate, attorney, or filing details.
Can I request certified probate copies online?
Yes. The Clerk’s Civil Court page says users can search civil, family and probate cases or request certified copies through the official online system.
Where do I find Miami probate forms?
Start with the Miami-Dade Clerk Probate Court page and the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Probate Division Forms page. The Clerk warns that forms are for reference only and are not legal advice.
How much is formal administration in Miami-Dade probate?
The Miami-Dade Clerk Probate Court page lists formal and ancillary administration, curatorship and conservatorship at $401. Verify current fees before filing because court costs can change.
Does the will have to be deposited with the Clerk?
The Miami-Dade Clerk Probate Court page says the custodian of the will must deposit the will with the Clerk of the Court in the county and state where the deceased lived within 10 days after being informed of the death.