by Primary | Jun 30, 2020
Yes, If you are over the age of 18, provided that no grounds exist to set aside the will. Adult children can be disinherited in a will in Florida. Minor children may have certain rights to homestead property.
by Primary | Jun 30, 2020
This is a confusing situation in Florida. From the bank’s point of view, if your name was on the account you could have taken out money – even all the money – before your dad died. The bank is protected by Florida law regardless of who put the money into the account....
by Primary | Jun 30, 2020
Obviously there will not be any inheritance to the heirs or beneficiaries, who receive assets only if all debts are paid. Florida law has a stated priority of claims, in which some claims (such as funeral expenses and final medical bills) come ahead of others. Most...
by Primary | Jun 30, 2020
First, be sure there is no will. Just because you do not quickly find one does not mean there is not one in a safety deposit box or hidden away with other papers. If the decedent stated before death that he or she had no will, then you be fairly sure there was none....
by Primary | Jun 30, 2020
If the account is small enough, your mother can get a court order through a self-help, no-attorney process called Disposition Without Administration. Call the probate clerk in the county where your father resided and see if you can go this route. Usually the probate...
