Selling a house in a trust

You may have to modify the terms of the trust in a judicial modification or declare it to be a non-economical trust and distribute the funds. ...

Generally the deed does not have to have with rights of survivorship on it. For other issues on probate, you may review the Florida Probate Handook

What happens to an estate if father died in 1/09 and stepmother 8/09 and no Will, what are the childrens/step child rights?

This is complicated but generally if there were no minor children. When your father died 1/2 of the assets that were his (probate assets) would go...

Is a Notary public authorized to sign a Will?

A Notary can be a witness but that is not the only requirement for a valid will in Florida.

I live in Jacksonville FL, but want to form a non profit to benefit my Alma Mater in NJ. Can I do that?

Yes you can form a Non-profit. They are not inexpensive and are rather complex to operate (compared to a normal corporation or LLC. Feel free to...

Is there any legal way to settle an inherited piece of property?

you may also be able to use an emergency guardianship to accomplish your goals. ( IT will cost less money)

Can a person claim to be a legal heir if they were legally adopted by someone else?

While they are no longer considered a descendant and would not receive anything if their natural parent died without a Will, it is still possible...

Another Probate Question...

Hire an attorney to see what is going on or what needs to be done. You can try to create a form to request an accounting or other actions, but...

My father died without a will and he does not have a surviving spouse.

Generally in Florida you need an attorney to represent the PR. There are 4 types of probate and it sounds like you would be looking at a Summary...

Probate question...

Probate in Florida can be a long process. The court should make sure that the PR files the required documents within the time period that is...