If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Doris from New York wanted to know generally how long probate takes and specifically had a question about the creditor period which is required in certain Florida probate administrations:
“Quick” Question
“What is the creditor period and why do we need [...]

The majority of the probates we handle are uncontested. I, personally spend an inordinate amount of time explaining to my clients that the more they fight over an estate, the more I make or the more some other attorney makes.
Interestingly enough, I’m not interested in taking on more work than I need to, just [...]

So begins our series of classic “Quick” Questions which we field on a daily basis (”we” means our principal attorney, Long H. Duong in most cases):
Enjoy!
“Quick” Question
“Mom died without a Will, but she really wanted me to have the house. My rotten siblings never took care of her and of course now, they want [...]

[By DAVE LIEBER Star-Telegram staff writer-See source link at the end]
When David and Katie Swanson saw a “For Sale” sign outside the Fort Worth duplex they expected to inherit, they knew they had a problem. They called the phone number on the sign and talked to a man who said he was the new owner.

PRESS RELEASE:
Attorney Long H. Duong, principal contributor to the WeProbateFlorida.com blog - a blog about Florida probate and estate administration, will begin a new feature addressing a series of classic questions he fields about probate in Florida.
The category title “Quick” Q&A is a bit of a mock on the common client or prospective client question: [...]

Confused about Florida Probate?
We are working on a simple and concise probate handbook for personal representatives of Florida probate estates. Additionally, we’ll add posts here from time to time dealing with  common  probate procedures.  The handbook  itself will be found here:  Florida Probate Handbook

A Memphis, Tennessee man died intestate, leaving a $2 million dollar estate behind, but the most heated “personal property” dispute in his probate estate was his trusty golden retriever, Alex.

William Edy comments on estate planning pitfalls. Great article! - LHD
Don’t get burned by not using attorney
Do-it-yourself estate planning can backfire
Some individuals try to save money by not hiring an attorney when they should. Three of the ways they try to save attorneys fees, that elder law attorneys often see, are by trying [...]