Locating the forms for Summary Administration is not easy. Although apparently it is perfectly fine for a family member or heir to do the paperwork and file it,I had to do some digging when I did my dad's estate.
The following is posted on the Pinellas County site:
Summary Administration: "May be filed when the value of the entire estate subject to administration does not exceed $75,000. (Summary Administration does not require the appointment of a personal representative).
A Petition for Summary Administration can be filed by any beneficiary or nominated personal representative in the decedent’s will, or by an attorney representing that petitioner(s). If the petitioner chooses to proceed without an attorney, he may research the requirements and find necessary forms for filing a Summary Administration at the *law library."
So your first step is to go to the law library, that's what I did. The law clerks there were very helpful and I found the forms that I needed.
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