Does the PR get reimbursed for administrative fees paid out of pocket before lawyers?

The Florida Statutes (733.707, which can be found here: http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2010/733.707) provides that costs, expenses of...

I refuse to pay the probate attorney or PR (my brother). He keeps saying I should agree to my "fair share". Should I?

The homestead is not part of the probate estate. Florida Statute 733.6171, provides in part: "733.6171 Compensation of attorney for the personal...

I live in Florida. Am I obligated to the NY "unclaimed funds finder company" under NY law?

Most states have a comptroller's or CFO's office that handles unclaimed property. You can google the state and unclaimed funds and find out the...

Do all Florida attorneys charge a fee for probate administration based on probate assets or do some firms charge a set $ fee.

Every attorney's fees will differ. Fla. Stat. 733.6171 provides that attorneys who represent the personal representative are entitled to...

Living in the home does not convey ownership to you. When your father dies, the home will either pass by intestatcy (if he dies without a will)...

I need to know what to do for my stepdaughter her boyfriend forged papers and she had a car accident 3 years ago

I would contact a guardianship attorney in the county in which your step-daughter resides. Once you file guardianship pleadings, the court will...

Trust amendments to joint trust after one trustmaker passes?

There is case-law precedent on this issue in Florida, and any attorney would really need to read the entire document to provide you sound legal...

How do i get guardianship of my mother. my father has already applied. i want to contest it.

My practice is limited to the state of Florida, so I cannot tell you how Kentucky law works. However, any time there is a rapidly approaching court...

If someone signed a binding document in a probate hearing and added "signed under duress" under their signature, does that...

This is a really vague question. What does under duress mean in this instance? I'm assuming that there was nobody holding a gun to the person's...

Royalties not specified in the will.

You need to consult an attorney in Texas, preferably in the county in which he owned the land. You will most likely require an ancillary...