Navigating Probate When There’s No Will
Losing a loved one is never easy and can feel even more overwhelming if they didn’t leave behind a will. When there’s no clear plan, it’s natural to feel unsure about the next steps. If you’re facing this situation in Florida, you’re not alone. Florida’s probate system provides a framework for handling...

Preserving Your Legacy When You Have No Heirs
Individuals who have no heirs may be tempted to forgo creating an estate plan, thinking that it doesn’t matter who takes their property after death. However, failing to dictate who inherits from you merely allows the state to decide on your behalf. Individuals who you had never intended to acquire your assets...

Types of Assets That Are Exempt From Probate in Florida
When someone dies, in most cases their estate must be probated to determine who will inherit which assets. The process can be costly and time-consuming, and it opens the estate to often unwanted public scrutiny. Fortunately, there are ways to avoid or minimize the impact of probate. In fact, certain types of...

How Much Does an Estate Have to Be Worth to Go to Probate?
Probate is a court-supervised process by which a person’s last will and testament are validated or “proven.” Once probated, debts of the estate can be paid and assets can be distributed to heirs. Because of the time and expense that are necessarily involved in probating an estate, many interested individuals (particularly heirs)...

Key Questions To Ask When Determining If You Need A Probate Attorney
When the death of a loved one occurs, it is overwhelming from an emotional perspective. And then come the potential issues of sorting out the person’s estate as well at that point. When dealing with the estate of a deceased person in the Tampa area, deciding whether you need a probate attorney...

How do Inheritance Taxes Differ from Estate Taxes?
Inheritance taxes and estate taxes are two distinct methods of taxation that are confused due to their common objective of collecting revenue upon the transfer of wealth. While both forms of taxation are related to the transmission of assets from one generation to the next, they differ in significant ways, including...
What is Summary Administration?
What Causes Delays in Probate Proceedings?
Following in the wake of a loved one’s death, probate is an often dreaded process. The court supervised process of administering and distributing a person’s estate, probate is notoriously complicated, as well as time-consuming and expensive. Beneficiaries of the estate must wait until the personal representative of the estate has managed and inventoried...
What Goes on During Probate?
Have you heard of probate? It is the court-supervised process that involves the gathering, management, and distribution of a deceased individual’s assets. As you may have heard that many people look for ways to try and avoid probate because it has come to be known as costly and time consuming, you may be...
What Is Trust Administration?
If you have established an estate plan, been involved in the probate process, or started researching either of these things, you have probably heard of estate administration. Fewer people, however, have heard of trust administration. It is, however, an important thing to be aware of. This is especially true considering there is a common...