You spend your winters in North Port and your summers somewhere farther north. Over the years, that rhythm turns into two sets of neighbors, two mailboxes and sometimes two pieces of real estate. The arrangement works beautifully during your lifetime. After a death,...
Testators creating or updating estate plans usually have specific personal priorities. They select specific beneficiaries and try to ensure that those parties inherit as much as possible. Unfortunately, probate proceedings can diminish what beneficiaries ultimately...
Estate administration and probate proceedings result in the creation of a variety of responsibilities. The personal representative or executor overseeing estate administration has many obligations. If they fail to fulfill those responsibilities, they could be at risk...
Probate court is the special court wherein families and other interested parties make claims related to someone's estate. The estate administration process typically involves filing someone's planning paperwork, such as their will, with the courts, communicating with...
In Florida, probate can be confusing. For heirs of a deceased person and the individual who is given the role as executor of a will, it can be a troubling time to address these considerations so soon after the death of a loved one. It is easy to miss certain key...
