My mother just passed. As her only child, how do I transfer her assets?

The first step is to deposit the Will. Florida statutes require that a Will be deposited in to the court registry in the county she resided within...

My mother died a few months ago. I have an executed, notarized, durable power of attorney. Can that DPOA be used after death?

Powers of Attorney expire upon the death of the principal. Unfortunately since it does not sound as if there was a beneficiary designated on the...

30 yo adult feels she is unable to make decisions for herself and has asked me to become her guardian.

Since you have been given a Power of Attorney to act on her behalf a guardianship is probably not necessary. Florida does have a procedure whereby...

My mother died 18 months ago, and her second husband would not give us her papers (Will, BC, MC and docs. Is this legal?

If a Will existed for your mother her husband or whomever had it should have filed it with the County court within 10 days of her death. While you...

FORMER HUSBAND PASSED 7/13/2012; PROBATE NOT FILED BY EXECUTOR

According to Florida Statutes if your ex had a Will it is supposed to be filed with the Court within 10 days of his death. Often this does not...

Money inherited after mother's death.

I would be very interested to know how the money was left to you and in what manner he spent it. If it was any significant amount a guardianship...

My brother and I inherited my parents home. He was named executor.

I agree with both Ms. Johnson and Mr. Wintter. Until the home has been through the probate it still belongs to your parents. Your brother was...

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My Father passed away in 2003 and resided in NY Goshen County. Is there a time restriction to make claim on assests? Had no Will

It appears that your father was a resident of NY. Although you are a Florida resident the statute of limitations would be passed on his residency....

My father recently passed away and left a will. One insurance policy was left to me but it was in my sisters name does she have

The language of the insurance policy will control who gets the asset. If your sister is the beneficiary then she will get the money outside of...

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My brother's kids gave PoAs to him (to attend closing). Can he give his PoA to me, and I sign for him AND HIS KIDS? real estate

You have not said whether the kids are the buyers or sellers. I would assume sellers since that is the more logical of choices. First and foremost,...