Probate

Probate is defined as the process of proving a Will is valid in court and thereafter administering the estate of the decedent according to the terms of their Will. In Florida, there are two main [...]

If an individual dies intestate, it means that they passed away without having created a Will or estate plan. When someone dies without a Will or estate plan, their property passes into [...]

Probate proceedings can be very time consuming, make assets inaccessible for months, and involve the filing of documents and information in court that you may want to keep private. There are also [...]

Probate is the legal process following someone’s death that involves the payment of the decedent’s debts and the transfer of assets to beneficiaries. The process includes: Proving that the [...]

A big advantage of signing a Lady Bird deed is that it avoids probate of the property after you pass away. In many states, including Florida, there is a Medicaid estate recovery program that [...]

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            When a divorce is finalized, a former spouse’s right to an inheritance through Florida’s intestacy laws ends.  This means that if a spouse dies without a will and their estate goes [...]

If someone in Florida dies without a will, their estate is distributed to living relatives following intestate succession laws.  In the rare case that someone dies without any relatives including [...]

If someone in Florida dies without a will, most of their assets are subject to the state’s “intestate succession” laws which determine who the beneficiaries will be.  Some exceptions are [...]

If assets are discovered after a probate proceeding has ended, it may be possible to reopen the estate through a motion and possibly a hearing.  When thinking about reopening an estate, you [...]