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What Are the Four Types of Probate Proceedings in Florida?
When a person dies and their assets need to be distributed to their heirs, that is done through the process of probate. In Florida, there
January 1, 2022
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What Are The Steps Involved in Probate in Florida?
Probate is the legal process of verifying a deceased person’s last will and testament. Probate includes locating the deceased person’s assets, determining the assets’ value,
October 1, 2021
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Previously Married With Kids? Make Sure You’re Leaving Your Home to Those You Intend
Pretty much every week I meet with a couple who have been married previously, who want to be sure their will is up to date.
July 22, 2019
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When Does It Pay to Wait to Probate
In Florida, as in many other states, you can begin probate for a deceased relative or friend as soon as the person passes away. Often,
April 15, 2019
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Common Probate Problems
In the ideal world, when a loved one passes away, you’d deposit his or her valid will with the court and sail through probate—which would
September 26, 2017
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What are the Responsibilities of a Personal Representative?
Other states call them “executors” (or, ridiculously, for women, “executrix”), but in Florida, they’re known as personal representatives (PR). That’s the person who, in a
July 12, 2017
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PROBATE-YOUR HOME GETS SPECIAL TREATMENT
Homesteaded property enjoys a complicated and confusing status under Florida probate law. It isn’t a probate asset, but to get its special non-estate status, it
January 15, 2014
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