Depending on the value of the estate, you may be able to do it yourself as a Summary Administration of Estate. This is a probate process for small estates. The "small" amount is that the value of the estate is less than $75,000, excluding exempt property. Following is an excerpt of the pertinent Florida Statute:
735.203 Petition for summary administration.—
(1) A petition for summary administration may be filed by any beneficiary or person nominated as personal representative in the decedent’s will offered for probate. The petition must be signed and verified by the surviving spouse
