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MUST READ: Letters of Administration (LOA’s) are court orders. They are issued as PART of a FORMAL ADMINISTRATION of the estate (Probate) The court clerk will not simply give you an LOA. The only way to receive LOA’s is to start formal administration. The court will issue the LOA’s after a completely probate pleadings/petitions package [...]

While Florida probate administration may have many parallels to administration in other states, there are certainly some unique requirements and customs that are unique to Florida. For example, many states have a proceeding refererred to as “small estate administration” while Florida’s rough equivalent is called “summary administration.” In some states, small estate administration is often [...]