First and foremost, please accept my condolences for the loss of your father. You are right that a personal representative usually needs to be...

Assuming both husband and wife are both on the deed, the rule is that the survivor takes ownership of the home. There will be additional steps to...

Generally speaking, under Florida law inherited property isn’t a marital asset. However, that does not mean that that inherited property cannot...

Please accept my condolences for your loss. You should have a probate attorney review the deed to give you a firm answer on what can be done.

Yes, the "other sibling" in the scenario you've presented would be able to sue the sibling who has been already living in the home for what is...

Please accept my condolences for the loss of your grandmother. In order to inherit the home, you will want to speak with a Florida probate attorney...

Please accept my condolences for your loss. Copies of Wills may be used to probate an estate in the State of Florida, but specific procedures would...

The short answer is yet. Briefly, your Will does not become effective until you die. Therefore, while you are alive, you are free to revoke your...

Unfortunately, you cannot contest your father’s will while he is still alive. In the State of Florida, a will does not become effective until the...

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If you are in need of access to the deed, you can always search for it in your county’s official records. You generally are able to do that online,...