No Florida does not require you to use a lawyer to probate an estate, but probate can be complicated
Probate in your state may have a monetary limit in order to require probate. A local probate attorney can answer your question.
All items are a part of the estate. And the will had to go through probate.
You can access the Florida Probate Code under Estates and Trusts at the interactive website in the link below.
With a properly named beneficiary the benefit avoids probate.
In the state of Florida if you do not have a will and you die, your estate will enter probate. The procedures for this action are a petition, notice, appointment of an executor, oath, and court reports.
The tax ID is issued by the Federal Government. It does not require the probate court.
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Not where the person physically died, but in the state in which the decedent was domiciled at his/her death. Example: Decedent was domiciled in New Jersey but died at his summer residence in Florida. The original probate should be in New Jersey. If that residence has to be sold by a duly appointed executor in Florida, ancillary probate is issued. This entails getting a certified or authenticated copy of the will that was probated in New Jersey and offering it for probate in Florida with a request that the New Jersey executor be appointed executor in Florida in order to selll the Florida property.
If the estate includes any assets that are in your father's name alone then his estate will need to be probated. If that is the case, you and your mother should arrange a consultation with an attorney who specializes in probate who can review the situation and explain your options.
Yes, the proper way to change the property ownership is through the probate process.
No, retirement benefits typically do not go through probate. The beneficiaries have to be named on the benefits.