by Patrick Quarles | May 17, 2018 | Estate Planning, Formal Administration, Probate Administration, Summary Administration
Probate is usually required whenever a person who owns property passes away. Several factors determine whether probate is necessary, and where those proceedings should be carried out. In the case of real property it depends on where the property is located and how it...
by Patrick Quarles | Apr 26, 2018 | Estate Planning, Probate Administration
Last week an article was making the rounds about extremely long financing agreements for vehicles. These are looking more and more like mortgages. Except, unlike mortgages on real property, motor vehicles generally depreciate rather than appreciate. During a Florida...
by Patrick Quarles | Apr 12, 2018 | Formal Administration, Probate Administration, Summary Administration
Probate in Florida provides allow the court to use summary procedures in some cases. In our practice area page about the Florida probate processes we describe how an estate can qualify for summary administration. One of the defining characteristics of our firm is that...
by Patrick Quarles | Apr 6, 2018 | Estate Planning
Earlier this week, we discussed the various dangers of having a website generated form or document prep company prepare your estate plan. We have also seen at least one story in the news discussing a “Poor Man’s Trust.” One of the biggest advantages to an estate plan...
by Patrick Quarles | Mar 6, 2018 | Probate Administration, Probate Litigation
When we are hired to handle a probate, early on we always ask: “is everyone aware and on board with this?” The probate process requires that everyone know what’s going on. It’s great if everyone is on the same page initially. It always makes me feel like things are...
