Coral Gables Probate Attorney

Do you even need probate?

Not always. Assets with named beneficiaries, jointly owned accounts, and property held in a trust usually pass outside probate. What goes through the court is property titled in the person's name alone, like a house, a bank account, or a car. We start by sorting the estate into those two piles, and if probate is not required, we will tell you so. Careful estate planning and well-drafted wills and trusts are how families keep the next estate out of court.

How we help

Florida probate takes more than one form, and we handle all of them across Miami-Dade and Broward:

• Formal administration for larger or more complex estates
• Summary administration for smaller, qualifying estates
• Ancillary probate when an out-of-state resident owned Florida property
• Creditor claims, exempt property, and homestead issues
• Will contests and estate litigation when a dispute cannot be avoided

We recommend the simplest path that fits, and we know the local requirements in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. If a surviving loved one can no longer manage their own affairs, our guardianship practice can protect them while the estate is settled.

What to expect

We open the estate, have the personal representative appointed, and publish the required notices. From there it is inventories, creditor periods, and court filings on a timeline we map out for you at the start. You get plain-English updates as the case moves, and beneficiaries are kept informed so small questions do not turn into fights. If a dispute does arise, you already have a litigator on the case.

Why RAM Law

Most firms handle the court file and send everything else down the street. We keep it together: probate, estate litigation, and real estate under one roof, with our own in-house title company for estates that include a home or investment property. The deed work, the sale, and the court filings stay with one team, and you always know who to call.