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After you are served a notice of administration regarding a will, you have 3 months to contest the contents or validity of the will in the state of Florida.  The objections to a will can be [...]

After a person dies, the original copy of their will must be submitted to the court.  If the original will cannot be found, the Florida Probate court requires that the contents of the will must [...]

When putting together your estate plan, consider how laws in different states or countries will apply as you pass your vacation home property to your beneficiaries.  If you own real property in a [...]

Ancillary probate is required when a decedent was the sole owner of property in a different state from where they lived at the time of death.  If the decedent had probate assets in their home [...]

A probate estate can be reopened is it is found that the probate was not settled as the decedent desired.  For example, if the estate’s personal representative is found to have made purposeful [...]

If you have been nominated as personal representative in the will of someone who has died, you should hire an attorney to represent you throughout the probate process.  Probate cases can become [...]

            Probate disputes can become time consuming and expensive processes which is why many prefer to settle outside of court through arbitration or mediation as alternatives to a full court [...]

Out of several circumstances under which a will could be contested in Florida, the simplest is the will was not drafted using the proper formalities.  For example, if a will is not witnessed as [...]

Certain assets by their very nature can avoid probate.  Probate is not necessary to transfer certain jointly owned non-probate assets because these assets pass by operation of law.  In Florida, [...]

            Probate can be necessary or appropriate in certain cases.  However, these are some common disadvantages to probate.  Probate in Florida can be a lengthy process which can begin as [...]