I live in Palm Beach County. Does storing in Broward complicate my estate?

Not by itself. Assets are routinely held outside the county of administration. What matters is that your personal representative knows the property exists and is authorized to collect it. The real risk is an unrecorded container in the next county that nobody was told about.

Can my adult child be named now, rather than later?

Yes, and that is the right time to do it. Adding an authorized party while you have capacity is a form and a signature. Adding one afterwards is a guardianship petition. We would rather have the conversation early and be told you have decided against it.

How far is the facility from Boca Raton?

About 30 minutes from Boca Raton in normal traffic. We are at 3562 N Ocean Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, on the Galt Ocean Mile.

Can you collect from my office instead of the client’s home?

Yes. Low-profile armored collection is available throughout South Florida in unmarked vehicles. Many intakes run through counsel rather than through the client.

How quickly can custody be arranged?

Same week in most cases, and same day where a date is imminent. The limiting factor is usually the inventory, not the vault.

What do you tell a court if asked?

We comply with valid subpoenas and court orders. We tell counsel that before intake, not after. Nothing here is designed to conceal property from lawful process.

Courts we serve · Legal corridor

Long-Term Asset Custody near Boca Raton

About 30 minutes from Boca Raton in normal traffic. Halfway between the Broward and Palm Beach courthouses, and a common meeting point for counsel who would rather not meet at either.

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Years operating since 1983

Zero

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Highest UL vault rating available

Client boxes ever drilled for non-payment

The case

Why counsel near Boca Raton use custody storage

Professional practices in a residential market

Boca's legal and professional community largely serves individuals and families rather than institutions — estate planning, elder law, small business succession. The property in question is usually personal, the client is often retired, and the person who will eventually need access is usually a child living somewhere else. Every part of that argues for documented custody with named authorizations rather than a home safe.

The safe in the seasonal house

A very large share of Boca housing is occupied for part of the year. A bolted safe in a house that is empty from May to November is not protected by the house — it is inside the flood envelope, inside the fire, and unobserved for six months. Counsel here raise this with clients more often than anywhere else on this list, because it is visibly true of their own street.

Elder law and the capacity window

The hardest custody conversations in this market are the ones that happen slightly too late. Once capacity is in question, adding an authorized party is no longer a form — it is a court process. The arrangement costs almost nothing to set up while a client is well, and a great deal to replace once they are not. That timing, not the vault, is the actual advice.

Access

Getting to the vault from Boca Raton

Boca Raton sits about twelve minutes north of the vault by I-95 — the closest of the Palm Beach County locations by a wide margin, and close enough that in-person deposits are practical. The county line is the detail worth knowing. A Boca client's estate is administered in Palm Beach County while the property sits in Broward. That combination is ordinary and creates no problem, but it belongs in the file at the start rather than in a discovery during administration.

What clients place in custody

Case & Legal Documents

Executed originals and full case files kept whole for years, with counsel named as an authorized agent at intake.

Family Heirlooms

One custodian, one signed inventory, one location — so nothing scatters among relatives while a household is running without its center.

Jewelry & Watches

Portable, easy to liquidate, and hard to prove was ever there, which is the exact problem a signed intake inventory solves.

Business & Corporate Records

The box is rented by the entity, so minute books and share ledgers stay reachable when the officers change.

Deeds, Titles & Identity Documents

A named agent can pull one title mid-term without disturbing the rest, and every release is documented as it happens.

Precious Metals

Weighed and recorded by form at intake, then verifiable in a private viewing room by whoever the client named.

Digital Media & Drives

Drives and tape held offline in controlled climate, so nothing degrades in a closet and no subscription lapses unnoticed.

Personal Effects & Photographs

Letters, photographs and service records — the property nobody assigns a value to and every family regrets losing.

I live in Palm Beach County. Does storing in Broward complicate my estate?: Not by itself. Assets are routinely held outside the county of administration. What matters is that your personal representative knows the property exists and is authorized to collect it. The real risk is an unrecorded container in the next county that nobody was told about.
Can my adult child be named now, rather than later?: Yes, and that is the right time to do it. Adding an authorized party while you have capacity is a form and a signature. Adding one afterwards is a guardianship petition. We would rather have the conversation early and be told you have decided against it.
How far is the facility from Boca Raton?: About 30 minutes from Boca Raton in normal traffic. We are at 3562 N Ocean Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, on the Galt Ocean Mile.
Can you collect from my office instead of the client’s home?: Yes. Low-profile armored collection is available throughout South Florida in unmarked vehicles. Many intakes run through counsel rather than through the client.
How quickly can custody be arranged?: Same week in most cases, and same day where a date is imminent. The limiting factor is usually the inventory, not the vault.
What do you tell a court if asked?: We comply with valid subpoenas and court orders. We tell counsel that before intake, not after. Nothing here is designed to conceal property from lawful process.

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Tours are private and by appointment. You will see the vault door, the man-trap entry, and the box sizes in person. No account relationship is required to visit.