It's not murky at all - it's illegal. Since the friend owed you money, you will need to file a claim against the estate for the balance owed. The...

Tenant wont leave after lease has expired.

No. Is he still paying rent? Are you accepting it? If you accept his money after telling him that you want him to get out, then you will have to...

Florida, being a Notice state, requires that any pending litigation be properly noticed by the filing of a lis pendens. F.S. 48.23 specifically...

What year was Statute 732.507 enacted and is it retro active to the time that proceedings already in progress would be affected?

This is a follow-up answer to the one I posted on this question yesterday. If you sister is not a descendant or named beneficiary of the will, then...

What is the process for beneficiaries to get paid from the value of an estate in Florida?

Here's an idea - ask your attorney! That is what you are paying for. Your probate attorney will be able to show you exactly how the law prescribes...

Do i need to open up probate if all my wife asset is ahouse with a mortgage when she passed away?

If the house is in your name, then Determination of Homestead should not be necessary. Of course, that presumes that you hold joint title by the...

Offer sent by email

1) How was your acceptance conveyed? If you accepted verbally, then there is no contract. If you emailed the Offeror back, then you may be under...

There is actually no law that states that you MUST record the deed. However, Florida is what is known as a "notice" state, which means if someone...

Just guessing, but she is doing this because she is bitter over being disinherited by her father. If the will did not name her and she was not a...

What year was Statute 732.507 enacted, and is it retroactive? Is there a away around this. Can I be grand fathered in?

Changes to F.S. 732.507(2) went into effect in July of 2012. As of that time, anyone who was named in a will by their spouse who later divorced...