Probate & Probate Litigation Attorney & Lawyer

Fort Myers Probate Attorney & Lawyer: Professional Probate & Probate Litigation legal services in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Southwest Florida.

Probate is a court-supervised process for identifying and gathering a decedent's assets, paying taxes, claims and expenses of administration, and distributing assets to beneficiaries.

There are many legal issues which may arise during probate after a loved one passes away or has experienced a lack of mental capacity which may require probate litigation in order to successfully resolve various issues relating to an estate, assets, trusts, wills, or property disputes.

Under Florida law there are two types of probate administration:

• Formal probate administration: generally filed when the total estate value exceeds $75,000 or in a small estate where there are other issues that require the court's action or intervention (such as estate debts which exceed the value of estate assets).

• Summary probate administration: may be filed if the total estate value is $75,000 or less (excluding real property) or the decedent died two or more years prior to filing.  Summary probate is the equivalent to a “small claims” case in civil matters.

Additionally, there is also a non-court supervised probate administration proceeding which is called a "Disposition of Personal Property Without Administration." As your probate attorney & lawyer, we will inform you of the limited circumstances for which this type of administration applies.

Estate Law 

~   Estate Administration

~   Estate Planning

~   Estate Litigation

~   Last  Will & Testament

~   Living Will

~   Probate & Probate Litigation

~   Trusts & Trust Litigation

Family Law

~   Family Law Overview

~   Divorce

~   Alimony

~   Child Custody / Visitation

~   Child Support

~   Child Paternity

~   Domestic Injunctions

~   Equitable Distribution

~   Family Law Modifications

~   Parenting Plans

Criminal Defense 

~   Criminal Defense Overview

~   DUI Defense

~   Assault and Battery

~   Criminal Traffic Offenses

~   Domestic Violence

~   Drug Charges

~   Felony Crimes

~   Juvenile Crime Defense

~   Misdemeanor Crimes

~   Theft, Burglary Defense

~   Traffic Violations

~   Violation of Probation

~   Weapons Charge Defense

Bankruptcy Law 

~   Bankruptcy Overview

~   Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

~   Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

Personal Injury 

~   Personal Injury Overview

~   Auto Accidents

~   Motorcycle Accidents

~   Commercial Truck Accidents

~   Defective Product Liability

~   Loss of Limb Liability

~   Paralysis Liability

~   Pedestrian Accidents

~   Premise Liability

~   Slip and Fall

~   Traumatic Brain Injury

~   Wrongful Death

Civil Litigation 

~   Civil Litigation Overview

~   Family Law Litigation

~   Estate Litigation

~   Personal Injury Litigation

Thomas Busatta, P.A.
12995 South Cleveland Avenue
Suite 40
Fort Myers, FL 33907

Phone: (239) 939-LAW1 (5291)