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The third witness to your will: Your estate planning attorney
Why should I hire an attorney to draft my will or trust? I can easily just buy one of these estate planning documents online for a fraction of the cost of an attorney. However, there is a major reason why you want to have an attorney draft your estate planning...
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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...