The difference between a plan
and a probate case.
Florida statute determines what your family pays in attorney's fees, personal representative fees, and court costs when you pass away without an estate plan. See what that number looks like for your estate — and what it costs to protect them from it.
Built on Fla. Stat. § 733.6171 & § 733.617Not everything you own goes through probate. Knowing the difference matters.
Florida law determines what's subject to probate based on how each asset is owned, titled, and designated. The calculator below lets you account for these distinctions — so you see the real picture, not an inflated one.
What probate typically touches
- Real estate titled solely in your name (non-homestead)
- Individual bank accounts with no POD beneficiary
- Investment accounts with no TOD designation
- Vehicles titled solely in your name
- Business interests without succession provisions
- Personal property, collectibles, and jewelry
- Retirement accounts without a named beneficiary
- Life insurance with no named beneficiary
What passes outside probate
- Florida homestead property (constitutional protection)
- Jointly-owned property with right of survivorship
- Tenancy by the entirety property (married couples)
- Life insurance with a named beneficiary
- Retirement accounts (IRA, 401k) with a named beneficiary
- POD / TOD accounts (Payable / Transfer on Death)
- Assets already held in a Revocable Living Trust
- Lady Bird Deed property (enhanced life estate)
Enter your assets — we'll do the statutory math.
For each asset, enter its current value. If the asset has a named beneficiary, is jointly titled, or is otherwise designed to bypass probate, toggle "Bypasses Probate" — and it will be excluded from the probate calculation.
Itemize what you own
Enter the current value of each asset. Toggle "Bypasses Probate" if that specific asset is jointly owned, has a named beneficiary, is FL homestead, or is held in a trust.
Enter your assets above to see what you'd save your family by creating an estate plan now.
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Advanced Will Package
For straightforward estates without trust needs
- Last Will and Testament
- Durable Power of Attorney
- Healthcare Surrogate Designation
- Living Will
- HIPAA Release
- Cheers to the Future™ signing ceremony
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Will plus testamentary trust for minor or vulnerable beneficiaries
- Everything in Advanced Will
- Testamentary trust for minors
- Trust funding instructions
- Successor trustee designations
- Asset distribution schedule
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The probate-avoidance vehicle for substantial estates
- Revocable Living Trust agreement
- Pour-over will
- Trust funding guidance
- Durable Power of Attorney
- Healthcare Surrogate & Living Will
- Cheers to the Future™ signing ceremony
This calculator is educational, not legal advice.
The figures shown on this page are estimates only, based on the statutory fee schedules at Fla. Stat. § 733.6171(3)(b) (attorney's fees, formal administration), § 733.617 (personal representative compensation), § 28.2401 (court filing fees), and § 735.201 (summary administration threshold, raised to $150,000 effective July 1, 2026 under CS/SB 1500). These represent the presumptively reasonable fees under Florida law — actual fees may vary based on extraordinary services, contested matters, county-specific court costs, or the personal representative waiving compensation.
This calculator does not constitute legal advice and does not replace a Strategy Session with Attorney Stokes. Every estate is different. The right plan for you depends on your family, your assets, your wishes, and details that no calculator can capture. We built this tool to start the conversation — not finish it.
This calculator applies only to Florida domiciliary decedents. Summary administration attorney fees reflect typical market rates ($2,500–$4,500) and are not set by statute. Publication fees may vary by county. The personal representative fee may be waived when a family member serves without compensation. Estate value subject to probate excludes assets you've designated as bypassing probate above.
Use of this calculator does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and Stokes Law Group, PLLC. The information presented is for educational purposes only. For specific guidance on your estate plan, schedule a Strategy Session with Attorney Stokes — that's where the real work begins.
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