Summary Administration Lawyer St. Petersburg
Hoping the estate qualifies for Florida's simpler probate route?
Speak Directly With Matt Weidner Today and get a free same-day evaluation of whether summary administration fits
- A one-on-one talk with Matt, a Florida lawyer for 25+ years
- We'll check the estate against Florida's summary administration requirements
- We'll sort out which assets count toward the limit
- We'll explain who has to sign the petition
- We'll talk through known creditors before anything is filed
- 100% free, with no pressure and no commitment needed
Free reviews are offered at our discretion and are not guaranteed, and a personal review by Matt Weidner, including same-day timing, is subject to case type and availability.
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Why Choose Us?
When a loved one leaves a modest estate, a long court case just to pass along a bank account or a car can feel out of proportion. Florida’s summary administration was made for smaller and older estates, but it has rules: the estate has to qualify, the right people have to sign, and creditors have to be addressed before the court orders the property distributed. Matt Weidner has practiced law in Florida for over 25 years, and he often works with clients directly, so you have the chance to work with an experienced lawyer, not someone junior.
We start by finding out whether summary administration really fits your family’s estate. If it does, we prepare the petition, file it with the circuit court in Pinellas County, and keep you informed at each step. If it does not, we tell you plainly and explain the route that does.
Get your free evaluation from Matt today and know where you stand.
How It Works
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get your free same-day evaluation and action plan
Submit the form above or give us a call to get started. People find our free evaluations and action plans extremely valuable.
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discuss your options With Matt so you know exactly how to proceed
Matt will go over all of your options with you so that you know exactly what to do. No more confusion!
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Get More Summary Administration Help If Needed
Need more than answers? Matt and our experienced team can prepare and file the summary administration petition, and we can discuss that after your evaluation.
Free evaluations and action plans are offered at our discretion, depend on case type and availability, and are not guaranteed, including a personal review by Matt Weidner. Submitting a form or contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship or guarantee any outcome.
Meet Matt Weidner and the Weidner Law Team
Matt Weidner is a St. Petersburg lawyer who has been licensed in Florida since 1999, and probate and estate planning are among the services he provides. He earned his law degree at the Florida State University College of Law and is admitted to all Florida state courts. When a family brings a smaller estate to Weidner Law, we look first at whether summary administration is available and what the court will need to enter its order, then explain it in plain terms so you can decide with confidence.
Matt works alongside associate attorney Jason M. Kral, whose practice includes estate planning, and the rest of the Weidner Law team at our office at 856 2nd Ave N in St. Petersburg. Together they keep your filing organized and keep you updated as it moves forward.
Our Summary Administration Services
Summary administration is one part of the probate work Weidner Law handles. Whether the estate qualifies or needs a different route, these services cover the steps St. Petersburg families most often need.
- Summary administration eligibility review
- Summary administration petitions
- Creditor search and notice
- Admitting the will to probate
- Formal probate administration
- Estate planning
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Who we Help
We help St. Petersburg and Pinellas County families who believe a loved one’s estate is small enough, or the death long enough ago, for summary administration, and who want a lawyer to confirm it and handle the filing.
- Adult children settling a parent's estate
- Surviving spouses
- People nominated as personal representative
- Heirs when there is no will
- Heirs settling an older estate
- Out-of-state heirs of Pinellas residents
Frequently Asked Questions
It may, if the will does not call for formal administration and either the estate subject to administration, not counting exempt property, is within Florida’s dollar limit or the death was more than two years ago. Matt can review the assets with you and tell you whether it fits.
No. In a Florida summary administration, the court does not appoint a personal representative. After the petition is filed and creditors are addressed, the court can enter an order saying who receives the property. We can walk you through what that order covers.
Creditors still have to be addressed. Before the court enters its order, the person filing must make a diligent search for known or reasonably ascertainable creditors and provide for their payment as the assets allow. Matt can explain how this applies to your estate.
No. Our case evaluation is free. Call us or submit the form, share what you know about the assets, any will and the family involved, and Matt can help you see whether summary administration is the right next step.
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Why work with Weidner Law for summary administration in St. Petersburg
Weidner Law handles summary administration for families in St. Petersburg: Florida’s streamlined probate procedure for estates that qualify under Chapter 735 of the Florida Statutes, with no personal representative appointed. Matt and our team review the assets and the will with you, so you learn early whether the estate fits the statute.
That early check matters. A petition for an estate that does not qualify, or one missing a required signature, can slow a family down. We review the value of the estate, the will, the beneficiaries who need to join, and the creditor picture before anything is filed, so the petition we prepare matches the route the estate actually qualifies for.
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A St. Petersburg summary administration lawyer for Pinellas County probate
Weidner Law’s office is at 856 2nd Ave N in St. Petersburg, and Matt practices in the state and federal courts of Florida. Probate cases for Pinellas County residents go through the Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and the Sixth Judicial Circuit. The Clerk lists probate locations at the Clearwater Courthouse on Court Street and at its St. Petersburg Branch on First Avenue North.
That local footing helps once the petition is ready. Matt and the Weidner Law team prepare the petition for filing in Pinellas County, work with the surviving spouse and beneficiaries who need to sign it, and follow the case through to the court’s order of summary administration, the order that names who receives the property. St. Petersburg families get a nearby firm that handles each of those steps with them.
What Matt Weidner brings to your Florida summary administration
Florida law gives families choices. An estate that qualifies for summary administration can still be administered the regular way, and a petition for summary administration can be filed at any stage of an administration if the estate qualifies at that point. Matt weighs those options with you based on the assets, the family and any creditors, and recommends the route that fits your situation.
His more than 25 years practicing in Florida courts, including litigation and probate work, also count when a case is not simple, such as a beneficiary who will not sign, a creditor claim, or real estate in the estate. Matt is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Litigation – Real Estate, and he and the Weidner Law team bring that experience to each summary administration we handle.
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