by Patrick Quarles | Jun 5, 2018 | Estate Planning, Probate Administration, Probate Litigation
You’ve probably heard the word “heir” frequently. Whether it’s the “heir to the Hilton fortune” or what role the “heir apparent” would have in the recent royal wedding. The word often accompanied by modifiers to precisely describe what type of heir. In this post, we...
by John Richert | May 2, 2018 | Estate Planning, Probate Administration, Probate Litigation
Most people have heard of a will, and know that its important, yet 64% of Americans do not have a “Last Will and Testament.” There’s many reasons people do not have a will, which may include: not fully understanding what a will is, a lack of desire to make a will, the...
by John Richert | Mar 30, 2018 | Probate Administration, Probate Litigation
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...
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...
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 | 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...
