My mom and dad are gone 6/09. the will has me next, my brother has a friend living in the home. can i remove this friend?

This is a complicated issue and requires more details. You should discuss it with a Florida Probate Attorney to see who owns the house and what...

In probating an estate, do or should attorneys and accountants charge fees against individual beneficiaries

Generally these fees are paid by the estate but a trust or other document can change who's responsibility or whose portion pays these fees.

Father died a month ago. Still waiting to her from step mother1

You can request a copy of it. There is more information on this in the Florida Probate Handbook.

As long as he was the only beneficiary, some probate courts will allow him to file the papers himself. In many counties in Florida, the courts...

Does a will need to be witnessed and notarized in order for it to be valid in the State of Florida?

One of the requirements for a valid will in Florida is that it be signed in the presence of two people that see each other and the testator sign...

In FL, if there is a will do the assets need to go through probate to have property transferred to the surviving spouse?

While the answers above are correct, they do not appear to address your question which was dealing with property owned as Tenants in Common. This...

In order to protect personal assets such as a residence, a Living Trust would have to be established how many years in advance

While a Living trust does not protect assets (typically), your home is protected if it is your homestead. As a homestead in a trust, there is no...

Who owns the property?

You should contact a foreclosure defense attorney to stop the foreclosure and see if you have any defenses to their action. Often we find that the...

Selling off parts of house before bank takes possession

If you remove items that belong to the home, then you have committed a crime. While the bank cannot come after you criminally, the state can. The...

Is a mortgage on a property more valuable than a judgement against the same property ?

You would have to look at the chain of title. If they are claiming this, you should contact your title insurance company and let them investigate...