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Richert Quarles P.A. Welcomes A New Paralegal
New Beginnings: What is it like to work in a law firm? Welcome! My name is Emina Memic and I would like to introduce myself as Richert Quarles P.A.’s new Paralegal. This post will serve as my introduction into my future blog posts. Some of you reading this might want...
Florida Probate: What is a waiver in a probate case?
If you are an interested person in a Florida probate case, you may be concerned about how long the probate administration is going to take. A summary administration can take up to several months, depending on the number of creditors. A formal administration can take...
Florida Estate Planning: Are form companies like LegalZoom or Suze Orman’s Financial Security Now a good choice for my estate plan?
You may have heard of services like LegalZoom and Suze Orman’s Financial Security Now through television or internet advertising. Both services advertise estate planning documents for a price that seems much lower than you may receive from going to an attorney for...
Florida Professional License Disciplinary Case Procedure
A Florida professional license disciplinary proceeding places your livelihood in jeopardy. If you have a professional license issued by the state of Florida, you may wonder what may happen in the event that you are involved in a disciplinary proceeding. It is...
Probate in Florida: Admission of Foreign Wills in Florida Probate Cases
What happens when a person resides in another location, but owns property, such as a house, car, or other titled asset, in Florida? The personal representative will need to do ancillary administration in the county where the assets are located. However, what are the...
Florida Probate is a Group Project
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...
Will my debt survive me in a Florida Probate?
We often consult with people asking about probate in Florida shortly after they’ve lost a loved one. It’s really tough to find out what’s been going on in someone’s life, especially financially. We keep financial information so close to our vest that it can be a true...
How are jointly held assets considered in Florida estate planning and probate?
One of the ways that we counsel clients in our estate planning practice is how to title assets to avoid probate. If an asset is titled in a certain way, the asset will not be considered part of a person’s probate estate when he or she passes away. Also, consideration...
Make Estate Planning a New Year’s Resolution
It’s that time of year again. The time when you make your new year’s resolutions to start off the new year on the right foot. Some of your resolutions might be to lose weight, eat healthy, or get more exercise. What about your estate planning goals? You should...
Florida Probate: What is a petition for discharge?
In a Florida probate formal administration, the personal representative has several duties that need to be completed during the probate administration. Proving notice to creditors, filing an inventory, selling assets of the estate, paying creditors, and other duties...
Florida Probate: Partition Property in Probate Administration
When more than one person become the owners of land or a home in a Florida probate case, sometimes the new owners do not have the same goals for the property. One owner may want to keep the property, while the other owner or owners may want to sell it. The way the law...
Florida Probate: What is the inventory in a formal probate administration?
If you are a beneficiary, heir, creditor, or even a personal representative involved in a Florida probate case, you may have questions about the inventory of the probate estate. The inventory is one of the most important responsibilities of a personal representative....
The right to remain silent in Florida professional license disciplinary proceedings.
If you hold a professional license in Florida, such as an insurance license from the Department of Financial Services or a securities license from the Office of Financial Regulation, you may be wondering about your rights in the event the administrative agency opens...
Florida Probate: What is ancillary administration?
There are many people who own property in the state of Florida but do not reside in Florida. If someone passes away (the decedent) who resides in another state, but owns property in Florida, the Florida property needs to be distributed according to the decedent’s...
Can a text message be a valid will in Florida?
In recent news out of Australia, an Australian court held that an unsent text message was a valid will. The decedent (person who died) was a man who took his own life after composing an unsent text message stating that he wanted his all of his possessions to go to his...
Florida Probate: The two year bar on claims in probate cases
The time period for creditors to file a statement of claim in a Florida probate case is important for both creditors and the beneficiaries of the decedent’s (person who passed away) estate. For creditors, it is is important to make sure that probate is started and the...
Jurisdiction of a Florida Probate Court in probate administration
If you are involved in a Florida probate administration or a dispute regarding a will or other testamentary instrument in Florida, you may be wondering about the jurisdiction of a Florida probate court. Jurisdiction is the power of a court to issue binding...
Florida Probate: What is a curator and how can it help?
There are situations when a Florida probate is required for certain assets, but a personal representative has not yet been appointed. There may be certain assets that beneficiaries or creditors of the probate estate want to make sure are protected or there may be a...