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Florida small-estate limit: $150,000

The probate estate, after exempt property, may qualify at $150,000 or less.

Sources reviewed August 7, 2026. Sources rechecked October 3, 2026. This page last revised .

1. Where and when
2. What they left

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Counted probate estate: not yet counted

A valid date of death is required before any waiting period can be tested.

Gross probate propertyNot yet counted
Court chargeMore information neededSummary administration2 asset entries have no value entered. A blank amount is not treated as zero, so the charge cannot be computed.More information neededFormal administration2 asset entries have no value entered. A blank amount is not treated as zero, so the charge cannot be computed.Court charges only, for the proceeding named beside each figure. That proceeding is not always the route screened above.
Scheduled executor compensationCase accounting neededEnter the compensable value above and this schedule is applied to it, band by band.Florida presumes a percentage schedule is reasonable. The base is the compensable value of the estate, meaning the inventory value of the probate assets plus income the estate earned during administration, so it is not the same as the gross probate estate. A court may adjust compensation, and extraordinary services are paid separately.

This route check is general information, not legal advice. It does not test every eligibility condition, creditor issue, will provision, local fee, or asset-title fact.

Past the second anniversary of the death, the value cap stops mattering and any estate may use it.

Where the limit comes from

Is this the limit that applies?

The $150,000 limit comes from Chapter 2026-57, section 7, Laws of Florida, effective July 1, 2026. The Legislature's codified page for section 735.201 now carries that figure in the 2026 edition, so the codified statute and the session law agree.

Controlling citation: Ch. 2026-57, § 7, Laws of Fla. (amending Fla. Stat. § 735.201(2)), Chapter 2026-57, Laws of Florida (CS/HB 1337, enrolled), amending the summary administration limit (Florida Senate; This act shall take effect July 1, 2026).

  • Small-estate limit: $150,000
The section’s own words
(2) That the value of the entire estate subject to administration in this state, less the value of property exempt from the claims of creditors, does not exceed $150,000 $75,000 or that the decedent has been dead for more than 2 years.

How the Florida screen is measured

ProcedureSummary administration
What countsThe probate estate within the statute’s scope, so solely owned real property can count
Value basisGross value less exempt property the worksheet cannot classify
Waiting periodNone stated in the cited section
Alternate routeMore than 2 years after death, regardless of value

The Florida caveats that can change this answer are listed once, on the Florida overview.

The official Florida path

What a small-estate screen can and cannot decide, and which assets never enter it, is explained once in small-estate affidavit or probate and what counts as a probate asset.

Controlling sources

Sources rechecked October 3, 2026: Florida source list · how sources are checked · report a correction

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