FL law requires that the custodian of a will (the person in physical possession of it) file the will in the court of the county in which the...

Question about an inheritance

This is not a guardianship question. It is a probate-related question, so I will change the practice area accordingly. Before doing so, it sounds...

Was/is your mother guardian by virtue of having been appointed by a judge? Or, just because she has been taking care of your sister? Big...

I was subpoenaed​ , appeared and the case was continued . Is the subpoena still in effect ?

Technically the subpoena is no longer valid assuming it required your appearance at a particular place on at a particular date and time. However,...

Is there a form to fill out for listing assets to include with our will?

As there is no requirement to have a list of your assets (until your personal representative prepares an inventory after you have died), there is...

You inquire about two entirely different procedures. The first, emancipation of a minor, which means the minor is deemed to be an adult for most...

Under Florida law,what is the monitary percentage that the personal representative recieves for duties performed during probate?

Where did the decedent have his /her permanent home at time of death? That is the state whose law will determine how the probate attorneys' fees...

Personal representative of my mother's estate.

When you say "trust account" is there actually a trust - either a separate trust or a trust set up in your mother's will? If not, then you are...

Until your husband dies, and even then only if someone challenges the validity of the will offered for probate, whether he has other wills or not...

One thing my colleagues have all overlooked in what are otherwise excellent answers, is that the executor (as noted by a colleague, what FL calls...