Tag Archives: homestead probate

Florida Probate Question of the Day: My mom, thankfully still alive at age 85, has informed my sister and I that under the terms of her will, we split everything 50-50. There are no other heirs. Mom’s greatest asset is her house, which she owns free and clear (no mortgage). If my sister and I [...]

Florida Probate Question of the Day I recently talked to a prosepective client about homestead laws in Florida.  Specifically: What happens to a decedent’s homestead in a Florida probate administration that has many or substantial creditors? I told him that I could secure a Homestead Protection Order so that his mother’s house would pass safely [...]