Can a FL petition for Voluntary Guardianship request assignment of all normal guardianship rights, not just property?

Voluntary guardianship is allowed under Florida law only for the Ward's property. Additionally, in order to have a voluntary guardian appointed,...

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Can my art deals get paid by my client to a lawyers escrow account, to then be disbursed to seller, and a chain of brokers?

This is not a personal representative issue. "Personal representative" is typically an alternate term for "executor", which is in the estates and...

If you file a motion to remove the executors from an Estate, are all beneficiaries notified?

All interested persons must be served a copy of the motion and notice of any hearing on the motion. Beneficiaries would be interested persons. ...

How the funds are distributed when probate is finished?

The fact that there is a Personal Representative in your sister-in-law's estate tells me that there is a formal probate administration. In formal...

What are my rights as a surviving heir and what are the costs of a probate attorney in Lehigh Acres, FL. (No Will prepared)?

See the answers to the previous version of this question. Adding the fact that neither of them had a will changes very little to those answers. ...

What are my rights as a surviving heir and what are the cost to hire a probate attorney?

There is not enough information in your facts to accurately answer your question. Due to many potential variables, your rights may be different in...

As Successor Trustee to Mom's trust (living in Fl) can I give POA to my sister, as 2nd Trustee in NY to close on Mom's NY house

Another option that we frequently see in our probate/real estate practice is to give the real estate attorney a special power of attorney for the...

My sister just got guardianship for 3 year old by her mother

Guardianship is a legal procedure that must go through the courts and requires an attorney to represent the guardian. You cannot "get...

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If the condo was the homestead of your friend's husband, and it sounds like it was (you say he purchased it in his name alone), at this late stage,...

How do you know when someone has officially assumed the fiduciary duty of personal representative and/or successor trustee?

Under Florida law, a person becomes a personal representative only by an order issued by the probate court, which requires that a probate be...

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