Florida -- change of personal representative

A person nominated as Personal Representative can resign or waive his or her priority to serve. If the will nominates a Successor Personal...

My beneficiaries are from another country. I don't want them to have a hard time collecting their inheritance when the time come

You are not wrong. Transfer on death and payable on death designations mean that the person you designate will receive the asset upon your death....

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If I take personal items less than my approximate equal share, am I still entitled to a cash sum from sell of all personal items

Whether or not you are entitled to take case in addition to the items depends on what the will says. If you do not already have an attorney, you...

Can I bypass using an eldercare attorney and set up my mother's finances to make her eligible for Medicaid in case she needs it?

Medicaid planning is a complex process. Whether or not you need to effectively spend down or Medicaid plan depends on your mother’s monthly income...

Our legal papers are from 1998 in New York- we now live in Florida since 2002 Do we need to update and redo?

Florida will recognize your estate planning documents prepared in New York if they were properly executed under New York law. However, there are...

Are there legal impediments for a person who is disabled living in a group home?

What do you mean by legal impediments? Once guardianship proceedings have begun, the Alleged Incapacitated Person (AIP) is usually kept in the same...

We are so far the court ordered custodial grandparents of our 2 grandchildren. 13 & 5 we have certain things that the grands can

Without more information it is difficult to give you a precise answer. Are guardianship proceedings ongoing? What has the judge ordered in terms of...

You should seek out an attorney who handles probate litigation. A Personal Representative owes duties to interested persons. If the Personal...

The above-referenced statute concerns a Personal Representative’s fiduciary duty. A Personal Representative owes duties to interested persons. This...

My father died and siblings won't pay the mortgage, costs, etc. I am the Pers Rep. Can I buy the mortgage and foreclose?

As the Personal Representative, it is your duty to make sure the mortgage and expenses of the property are kept up to date. Assuming this property...