by John Richert | May 23, 2017 | Probate Administration, Probate Litigation
One of the ways that someone may challenge the validity of a will in Florida, is by alleging that the testator (the person who executed the will) lacked testamentary capacity when executing the will. If a testator lacked testamentary capacity when he or she executed...
by John Richert | May 19, 2017 | Estate Planning, Probate Administration
Earlier this week we published an article about will contests in Florida providing a brief overview of will contests in Florida probate administrations. One of the ways that a will in Florida can be contested is if the will was not properly executed. This means that...
by John Richert | May 17, 2017 | Probate Administration, Probate Litigation
If you have a loved one who has recently passed away, you want to make sure that your loved one’s wishes are followed properly in the Florida probate administration. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Sometimes, a loved one may have been taken advantage of...
by John Richert | May 9, 2017 | Probate Administration
In our blog posts, we have reviewed the process for formal administration of a Florida probate estate. One of the requirements in a Florida probate administration is that the original copy of the decedent’s (the person who died) will needs to be filed with the clerk...
by John Richert | May 5, 2017 | Estate Planning
In our everyday practice, we have helped clients with Florida durable power attorney documents that were incorrectly drafted. Most often, the problem with the Florida DPOA is that it does not contain the required designation of superpowers under the Florida Statutes,...