Repay to personal representative

You need to file a claim against the Estate in your individual capacity. Your attorney in the probate proceeding should have explained this to you...

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My brother died 2005 in Broward County, Fla. intestate. I am sole heir for Met Life funds and need Summary Administration.

You could try a Disposition Without Administration under F.S. Section 735.301 which allows for the disposition of personal property which does not...

How much of a $10,000,000 estate can pass tax-free to children?

All of it. The real question is whether to use the entire exemption amount available to the first spouse to die (currently, $5,340,000) or to give...

I inherited over $200,000 and $100,000 of it we bought stock with is it community property being it was bought with inheritance

You need to submit this question to the family law attorneys. You are asking about equitable distribution of marital assets and how to assert a...

My father left his home to his wife. During probate she gave the children 50% ownership of the house. Who owns the home?

Assuming all four own the house, all four would have to agree to sell the house. Each one is free to sell or gift his or her undivided interest in...

You can only claim one house as your homestead property. Presumably, that is your own house. Your mother's house is exempt from the claims of her...

My dad is dying, and I suspect my 3 sisters are cutting me out of my inheritance. What practice area is this? He is in Florida.

You may wish to focus your attention on meeting your father's needs during his final illness. It is not uncommon for a dying parent to favor those...

Parents to start giving me the non-taxable gift of cash each year. Should i open a new bank account in all 3 of our names?

How nice of you to think about their needs! Nevertheless, it would defeat the purpose of completing the gift. The current maximum annual exempt...

Depending on your relationship to the decedent, you may be entitled to priority in appointment as Personal Representative of the Estate. You...

Besides a will, do I need to do anything more to protect my son's inheritance.

That depends on which family members may wish to contest your will. If that person is your surviving spouse, they may have certain rights to elect...