by John Richert | Jan 10, 2018 | Estate Planning, Probate Administration
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...
by John Richert | Dec 21, 2017 | Probate Administration
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...
by John Richert | Dec 18, 2017 | Probate Administration, Probate Litigation
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...
by John Richert | Dec 1, 2017 | 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....
by John Richert | Nov 6, 2017 | Probate 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...
by John Richert | Oct 22, 2017 | Estate Planning, Probate Administration, Probate Litigation
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...
