Our firm routinely (daily!) handles questions related to Florida probate administration, such as the following: What Is Florida Probate Administration? Probate Administration is the Court-supervised process of resolving a decedent’s financial affairs. Is Florida Probate Administration Always Required? Not always. For many decedents, there is no requirement to open a probate estate. A common reason […]
There’s an old saying that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. So, what really happens if you do not have any estate planning done? Statutory Defaults. One obvious benefit of estate planning is to exercise your right to decide various matters related to yourself and your estate, such as: Who will make […]
‘Domicile’ generally refers to where you live – your residence that you intend to keep for the foreseeable future. Your domicile has legal consequences for tax, probate, asset protection, and numerous other purposes. Domicile issues frequently arise with clients who split their time between Florida and another state. They are also regular issues when clients […]
Probate administration is the court-supervised process of identifying, managing, and ultimately distributing your probate assets following your death. This article highlights some of the issues addressed in probate. First, probate administration is generally required only if a decedent left assets subject to probate. Probate assets include real property and personal property owned by a decedent […]