Adult Name Change
A Florida petition to change your legal name, from the fingerprint requirement through the final hearing. Handled from the petition through the final hearing, so you are not guessing at a form or a filing deadline.
What is involvedCollier County, Florida
Straightforward legal matters,
handled without the runaround.
A small Florida law practice focused on three things and deliberately not on everything else: adult name changes, uncontested divorces without minor children, and summary probate to clear title.
What this firm does
Three defined services. Each one has a written engagement agreement that states exactly what is included, what is not, and what it costs before any work begins.
Uncontested Dissolution of Marriage
For spouses who already agree and have no minor children together. If you agree on the terms, the process is largely paperwork and, depending on the county, a brief hearing — not a fight.
What is involvedProbate to Clear Title
For property still in the name of someone who died more than two years ago: a Florida summary administration that ends in a court order saying who owns it now, so the property can be dealt with again.
What is involvedHow it works
- You tell the firm the type of matter and the county. A short message or call. Enough for the firm to tell you whether this is something it handles and whether there is a conflict.
- You get a written scope and a fee, before anything starts. The engagement agreement states what is included, what is excluded, and the fee. Nothing begins until you have signed it.
- The work gets done, with dates you can see. Every deadline in your matter is docketed and tracked. You are told what happens next and roughly when.
- The matter closes with a written summary. You receive your documents and a closing letter stating that the representation has ended.
Limited-scope representation
For some matters this firm can be hired for a defined part of a case rather than the whole thing — preparing and filing a specific document, or appearing at a single hearing — instead of a full, open-ended representation.
Whether that is appropriate depends on the matter, and it is not available in every case. If it is available in yours, the limits are set out in writing and you confirm them before the work begins, as Florida requires.
What this means in practice. A limited representation covers only what the written agreement says it covers. Anything outside those limits remains your responsibility unless and until the firm agrees in writing to take it on.
About the attorney
Matthew Carson Weimer is a Florida attorney and the founder of M. Carson Weimer, PLLC. He is admitted to practice in Florida and is a graduate of Ave Maria School of Law.
The firm's practice is deliberately narrow. Matters outside these three areas are referred elsewhere rather than accepted.