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Florida timeshare probate for families who live somewhere else

Inherited a Florida timeshare? We handle the probate and the deed.

Every resort, every Florida county, fully remote. The court order the resort is asking for, handled start to finish by a Florida lawyer.

$2,900 flat feePlus court costs, typically $400 to $600.
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All 67Florida counties
Every resortPensacola to Key West
100% remoteE-sign, e-file, online notary
One flat feeNo hourly billing, ever

Keep it, hand it back, or let it go. Every option starts with the same Florida court order.

A deeded Florida timeshare is real estate. When the owner dies, the resort cannot transfer it, and will not take it back, until a Florida probate court moves it out of the deceased owner's name. That is the timeshare probate we handle.

Keep the timeshare

The court order transfers the timeshare deed to the heir. If several heirs inherit and one wants it, we prepare the deeds from the others in the same engagement.

Give it back to the resort

Resort deed-back and exit programs require an owner with clear title. We clear the title through probate, then prepare the deed back to the resort.

Walk away from it

Sometimes the right move is not to probate it at all. We'll tell you that on the first call, free, before you spend a dollar.

$2,900

Flat attorney fee for an uncontested Florida timeshare probate.

Court filing, certified copies, and county recording fees are set by the clerk, not by us, and typically run $400 to $600 for a timeshare case. The resort's own transfer fee, if it charges one, is paid by you directly to the resort.

  • A call with the attorney, not an intake screener
  • The Florida court order the resort is asking for
  • The new deed, recorded, so the timeshare is legally in your name
  • Every court form drafted, signed electronically, and filed for you
  • Certified copies of everything, ready to hand to the resort
  • No hourly bills and no add-ons for phone calls or emails
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Why an inherited Florida timeshare needs a Florida probate

Most people who own a Florida timeshare don't live in Florida. When the owner dies, the timeshare is Florida real property titled in a deceased person's name, and Florida law requires a Florida court proceeding to transfer it, no matter where the owner lived, where the heirs live, or whether a probate was opened back home.

For an out-of-state owner, that proceeding is called ancillary probate. Because a timeshare is usually worth less than Florida's summary thresholds, and because families often don't get to the timeshare until two or more years after the death, most timeshare probates qualify for summary administration, which is faster and cheaper than a formal estate. That is what makes a flat fee possible.

Once the court enters the order, we record the deed transferring the timeshare interest to the heir and send you certified copies of everything. You give those to the resort with its transfer form. From there you keep it, deed it to the family member who wants it, or deed it back to the resort.

You may not need probate if

The timeshare was owned jointly with rights of survivorship and the other owner is alive.

The timeshare was held in a living trust.

The program is a trust-based points membership rather than a recorded deed. Some newer programs transfer with a death certificate and their own forms.

Tell us the resort and program on the intake form and we'll check before you pay anything.

Six to ten weeks, four steps, none of them in Florida.

Tell us the basics

Ten-minute form. The owner's name, where they lived, which resort, who inherits.

Sign from home

Everything by e-signature. Remote online notary if a document needs it.

We file and handle the court

E-filed in the right Florida county. We deal with the clerk so you don't.

Deed in your name

Order entered, deed recorded, documents sent to you for the resort. Done.

Timeshare probate for every Florida resort

Our job is the legal work: the Florida court order and the recorded deed. Each resort then has its own transfer form and fee, which you submit with the documents we give you. We make sure what you hand them is exactly what they require.

Disney Vacation Club probate Marriott Vacation Club Hilton Grand Vacations Club Wyndham Westgate Resorts Holiday Inn Club Vacations Bluegreen Vacations Diamond Resorts Sheraton Vistana

Florida counties where timeshares are probated

Ancillary probate is filed where the property sits, not where the owner lived. These are the counties where Florida timeshares are concentrated.

Orange County (Orlando) Osceola County (Kissimmee) Miami-Dade Broward (Fort Lauderdale) Volusia (Daytona Beach) Pinellas (Clearwater) Lee (Fort Myers) Collier (Naples) Monroe (Key West) Bay (Panama City Beach)
John C. Martin, II, Florida attorney, Martin Law, PLLC

A Florida lawyer, not a call center.

John C. Martin, II is the managing attorney of Martin Law, PLLC, a Florida firm practicing statewide from Ocala. Member of The Florida Bar and Board Certified in Construction Law. Deeds, county recording, and title transfer are his daily work, and InheritedTimeshare.com is the firm's practice devoted to Florida timeshare probate and ancillary administration for families and attorneys outside the state.

Out-of-state probate attorneys and executors: we act as Florida counsel for the ancillary proceeding only, keep you copied on every filing, and return the certified order and recorded deed for your file. Refer a matter.

Inherited timeshare questions, answered

Do I have to go to Florida?

No. Florida timeshare probate is filed electronically, signatures are electronic, and any notarization is done by remote online notary from your home.

Does an inherited Florida timeshare really have to go through probate?

If it's a deeded timeshare titled solely in the deceased owner's name, yes. The resort cannot move a recorded deed without a Florida court order or a deed from a living owner of record.

There was no probate in the home state. Does that matter?

No. Florida needs its own proceeding for Florida property and it can be opened here without one back home.

The owner died more than two years ago.

That makes it easier. After two years creditor claims are barred and the estate qualifies for summary administration regardless of value.

Can I refuse an inherited timeshare?

You can formally disclaim within Florida's deadlines, but the timeshare then passes to the next heir in line. We'll tell you whether that helps your family or just moves the problem to a sibling.

Four heirs, one wants the timeshare.

The order transfers to all heirs; the other three deed to the one who wants it. We prepare those deeds in the same engagement.

Maintenance fees are piling up. Can we stop paying?

Fees keep accruing while the deed is in the deceased's name, and unpaid fees can lead to resort foreclosure. Some families let that happen deliberately when nobody wants the timeshare. It's a real option and we'll walk through it with you frankly.

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Nothing is charged until you've talked with an attorney and signed an engagement letter.

Or call (352) 558-8122. We reply the same business day.

Florida timeshare probate for out-of-state heirs

InheritedTimeshare.com handles Florida timeshare probate, ancillary probate, and summary administration for people who inherited a timeshare in Orlando, Kissimmee, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Daytona Beach, Clearwater, Fort Myers, Naples, Key West, and Panama City Beach from a parent, spouse, or relative who lived in another state. We transfer the timeshare deed to the heir, or prepare the deed back to the resort, for a $2,900 flat attorney fee.

Timeshare inheritance help, not timeshare exit

We are a Florida law firm, not a timeshare exit company. We do not cancel contracts or promise to make a timeshare disappear. We clear the title through the Florida probate court so the family can keep the timeshare, transfer it to the one relative who wants it, or hand it back to the resort with clean paperwork. If probate isn't the right answer for your family, we'll say so on the first call.