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 what you need
Close closet door
Formal Administration [...]
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 to a [...]
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.
Self-Proved Wills
A Will is “Self-Proved” [...]
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 a Paralegal)
I [...]
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