Surplus Funds Attorney for Recovery Companies in Georgia and Florida

Who this page is for

Surplus recovery companies, asset locators, investors who hold an assignment, trustees and estate representatives, and lawyers in other states whose client has money sitting in a Georgia or Florida court registry or county office.

If you are the former owner or an heir, start instead with Georgia foreclosure surplus, Georgia tax sale redemption, Florida foreclosure surplus or Florida tax deed surplus.

What we handle

Georgia foreclosure surplus

A demand on the foreclosing attorney who holds the money, the claim in the interpleader when that attorney files one in superior court, the answer on its deadline, and the hearing when other claimants compete.

Georgia tax sale excess funds

The claim to the county tax commissioner under O.C.G.A. § 48-4-5, the interpleader when the commissioner files one, and the right-of-redemption questions that often sit next to the claim.

Florida foreclosure surplus

The claim filed with the clerk of court inside the statutory window after the sale, and the evidentiary hearing when a subordinate lienholder or another claimant files too.

Florida tax deed surplus

The claim on surplus the clerk holds after a tax deed sale, inside the notice period, including who stands ahead of the former owner.

Heirs and estates

Claims where the owner has died: who can sign, what the court or the clerk will want to see before money moves, and when a probate step cannot be avoided.

Interpleader answers on a deadline

A claimant served with an interpleader has a short window to answer. Send the papers and the date of service the day they arrive, and we tell you the same day whether we can take it.

How the engagement works

Conflicts first. We run a conflicts check on the claimant, the property and the other parties before we say yes.

Who the client is. Depending on the paperwork, our client is the former owner or heir you refer, or your company when it holds a valid written assignment of the claim. We tell you which at intake, because the answer decides who signs the engagement and whose name goes on the claim.

A written engagement. The fee arrangement is agreed in writing before any work begins, usually a retainer against hourly work or a flat fee for a defined filing. We explain it for the matter in front of us when we speak.

No referral fees. We do not pay referral fees, and we do not share legal fees with non-lawyers. Your compensation comes from your own agreement with the claimant, within what Georgia or Florida law allows for that kind of agreement.

You stay informed. With the client’s written consent we copy you on filings and hearing dates, so you can run your side of the file.

What to send with a case

• Property address and county, and whether the sale was a mortgage foreclosure, a tax sale or a tax deed sale.
• The sale date, and the record that shows the surplus or excess amount: the foreclosure deed or sale report, the clerk’s certificate of disbursements, or the tax commissioner’s excess funds entry.
• The claimant’s name and how they connect to title: owner of record, heir, trustee, or assignee.
• Any mortgages, judgments, HOA or tax liens you already know about.
• Your agreement with the claimant, and any assignment, exactly as signed.
• Any court papers the claimant has received, with the date they were served.

Court deadlines run from the date of service, not from the day the papers reach you. Put the date in the first message.

Where we work

Every county in Florida. In Georgia, metro Atlanta: Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Clayton, Henry, Fayette and Coweta, and other counties by arrangement. The office is in Boca Raton, Florida; Georgia matters are handled from it.

Common questions

Do you take referrals from surplus recovery companies?

Yes. Many of the Georgia and Florida matters that reach us come from recovery companies, asset locators and trustees who found a former owner or heir and need a lawyer admitted where the money is held.

Do you pay referral fees or split your fee with us?

No. Georgia and Florida both bar a lawyer from sharing legal fees with a non-lawyer, so our fee comes only from our own written engagement. Your compensation comes from your own agreement with the claimant, within what each state allows for that kind of agreement.

Who signs the engagement, the claimant or our company?

It depends on the paperwork. When the claim is made in the former owner’s or heir’s name, that person is the client and signs. When your company holds a valid written assignment and the claim will be made in its name, the company is the client. We tell you which at intake, because it decides whose name goes on the claim.

How are you paid?

Under a written engagement agreed before work starts, usually a retainer against hourly work or a flat fee for a defined filing. Ask when we speak and you will get a straight answer for the matter in front of us.

A claimant we work with was just served with an interpleader. How fast can you move?

Send the complaint, the date of service and the county today. We read it the same day and tell you whether we can meet the deadline. If we cannot, we say so at once so you can find other counsel in time.

Which counties do you cover?

Every county in Florida. In Georgia, metro Atlanta: Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Clayton, Henry, Fayette and Coweta, and other counties by arrangement.