After a Will is admitted to court after someone passes away, the probate administration process begins. Probate is a court-supervised process that is used to determine who will inherit from a deceased person’s estate and to ensure that the decedent’s assets are distributed correctly to heirs according to the Will. […]
After someone passes away, that individual’s Last Will and Testament is typically filed with the probate court to initiate the estate administration process. The amount of time it can take to administer an estate really depends on each situation and type of case. In some situations, probate administration can be […]
Some people think that after they have completed their estate plan, they do not need to take any further action to ensure that it is in good shape when they pass away. It is not uncommon for people to let 10, 20, or even 30 years go by without having […]
As any Floridian knows, May typically marks the time when many of our out-of-state visitors or part-time residents head back to their permanent homes. You may have read that more people are moving to Florida due to COVID-19 or for more affordable rent. In fact, many begin as vacationers, evolve […]
Estate administration in Florida involves a court-supervised process to determine what heirs will inherit from a deceased person’s estate. In Florida, there are two primary forms of probate administration including: Formal administration: This is used when the total value of a decedent’s (i.e., the deceased individual) estate is valued at […]