Death Certificate apostille for Mexico.

A Florida death usually reaches Mexico through a sucesión: a notario público or a family judge opens the estate of someone who owned a house, land or a bank account there. The notario checks that the death certificate is a certified copy carrying the Florida apostille and a perito translation, and that the name matches the escritura or account exactly, including both surnames. A Florida certificate that shows one surname while the Mexican deed shows two is a common snag, so gather records that link the names before the file opens.

Our general rule is a translation certified by the translator, notarized by a different notary and apostilled in Florida. Mexico is the big exception: notarios, courts and Registros Civiles usually require a perito traductor authorized by a state Tribunal Superior de Justicia instead, done in Mexico after the apostille. Mexican consulates in the U.S. generally don't ask for a translation of English documents, and SEP revalidation accepts a simple translation.