Can our firm deposit client originals rather than firm property?

Yes, and it is the common arrangement here. What matters is that the authorized parties are named at intake — the firm, the client, or both — so that a withdrawal later is not an argument about who had the right to ask. That is set up once, in writing, at the start.

What happens if the court orders production of something we hold here?

We comply with valid subpoenas and court orders, and we tell counsel that before intake rather than after. Custody storage is confidential, not privileged. Anything you would not want produced under a lawful order should not be placed on that basis, and we would rather you knew that at the outset.

How far is the facility from the Broward County Courthouse?

About 15 minutes from the Broward County Courthouse 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 · Courthouse

Long-Term Asset Custody near the Broward County Courthouse

About 15 minutes from the Broward County Courthouse in normal traffic. The main Broward criminal division on SE 6th Street. About fifteen minutes from the vault up Federal Highway or A1A — close enough to place property the same afternoon as a hearing.

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Consultations with counsel are complimentary. We can meet at the facility or at your office.

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Client boxes ever drilled for non-payment

The case

Why counsel near the Broward County Courthouse use custody storage

The probate division is the whole reason

Broward's probate division is where the consequence of bad document custody actually shows up. An original will that cannot be produced is not a filing problem — under Florida law a will last known to be in the testator's possession that cannot be found can attract a presumption that it was revoked. Counsel practicing here are not storing paper because paper is valuable. They are storing it because its absence changes the outcome of a case.

Originals, not the scan

Every firm in this district already has a document management system, and that system holds images. What it does not hold is the executed instrument with the wet signature and the witnesses. A deed can be pulled back from the county recorder. An executed trust instrument, a signed personal property memorandum or a stock certificate generally cannot be reconstructed at all, which is a different category of risk to a lost PDF.

A record that survives the associate leaving

Custody in a firm tends to be personal rather than institutional — one paralegal knows which cabinet, one partner knows the combination. That works until they leave. A third-party custody record with named authorized parties survives staff turnover, and it is the version a successor counsel or a judge can actually rely on years later.

Access

Getting to the vault from the Broward County Courthouse

The run from the Broward County Judicial Complex to the vault is a short one — north out of the courthouse district and up toward the coast, and the variable is the drawbridge rather than the mileage. In practice most Broward intakes are not a lawyer driving anything. They are a scheduled collection from the firm's office, logged at pickup and logged again at deposit, so the file records where an original went and who moved it. Same-week retrieval for a calendared hearing is a routine booking here, not an emergency service.

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.

Can our firm deposit client originals rather than firm property?: Yes, and it is the common arrangement here. What matters is that the authorized parties are named at intake — the firm, the client, or both — so that a withdrawal later is not an argument about who had the right to ask. That is set up once, in writing, at the start.
What happens if the court orders production of something we hold here?: We comply with valid subpoenas and court orders, and we tell counsel that before intake rather than after. Custody storage is confidential, not privileged. Anything you would not want produced under a lawful order should not be placed on that basis, and we would rather you knew that at the outset.
How far is the facility from the Broward County Courthouse?: About 15 minutes from the Broward County Courthouse 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.