When a loved one passes away, the details and obligations can be overwhelming. Many people who find themselves needing probate are often...

Preparation Tips for Survivors, Executors, and Administrators If you’ve been chosen as a personal representative or if you are in charge...

If a deceased person owned a qualified financial account not exceeding a total of $1,000 and at least 6 months have passed since death . . .

A Disposition Without Administration is a shortened process available in limited circumstances to pay or reimburse someone for . . .

A Disposition Without Administration of Intestate Property in Small Estates is a shortened process available in limited circumstances . . .

Probate proceedings should be initiated in the county where the deceased person resided. However, if the deceased person resided . . .

If the deceased receives an income tax refund of $2,500 or less, then a surviving spouse may complete an application to receive the refund.

A Summary Probate Administration is an option if the deceased person’s probate assets do not exceed $75,000 or if it has been . . .

A Formal Probate Administration may be required when a deceased person’s probate assets exceed $75,000 and the probate proceeding is . . .

Letters of Administration is a document issued by the court authorizing a specific individual to act on behalf of a deceased person.

After discovering that the deceased person owned probate assets, you will want to determine whether the deceased person had debt.

If you need a probate attorney, then you should determine specific information up front to help ensure there is no miscommunication.

A Florida probate attorney is entitled to reasonably compensation payable from the estate's assets. Costs vary between hourly or flat fees.

A probate attorney is someone who is licensed to practice law in that state and can help guide you through the court’s probate process.

There are several different types of probate administrations in Florida. Which type is best for you? It depends.

Florida law requires personal representatives to be represented by an attorney in most circumstances. See Florida Probate Rule 5.030.

Not everyone needs a probate administration. If a deceased person died owning “probate assets”, then a probate may be required.

Probate is the legal process of transferring a deceased person’s probate assets to their beneficiaries.