You’ve got the original Last Will and Testament and it declares you as the Personal Representative (or Executor, Administrator). You were the “chosen one”, right? It says that so it must be so! Right? Wrong. When a person drafts a Will, they are nominating someone to act as Personal Representative (PR), Executor or Administrator of [...]
Florida probate administration has two (2) primary types: Summary Administration or Formal Administration So which do you choose? The red pill or the blue pill? Neither. The analogy doesn’t really fit (I just liked the photo). Here’s a better analogy (I hope): Summary Administration is like a closet: Open closet door Reach in to grab [...]
A little known fact about Florida probate law is that if more than 2 years have passed since the date of death, virtually all creditors claims are barred! Yes, barred – meaning, no can do. Though there are rare ocassions where claims can be enforced, it is simply that … rare. What does this mean [...]
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Anytime you have a testate estate (when there IS a Last Will), one of the first hurdles of probating that Will is “proving” it. Huh? Okay, where do I begin? There are invariably two kinds of Wills that come across my desk:Â “Self-Proved” and NOT “Self-Proved”. Silly, I know, but the difference is quite significant. [...]
You probably can’t find them. They are for attorney-use only because most probate cases in Florida require representation by an attorney (yep, even for the “simple” cases) Even if you can, you are taking a huge risk. Why? In all but very small situtations, a personal representative (executor) must be represented by an ATTORNEY. (Not [...]
So many of our clients contact us after they’ve been through a gamut of consults with other attorneys. Typically they are dumbfounded by the high cost of attorney’s fees and the time frame in which it takes to close Florida probate administration. The perceived exorbitant cost of hiring an attorney for Florida probate is only [...]
