Tag Archives: The Villages Probate Lawyer
How Long Does Probate Take?
Probate is the process of winding up a deceased person’s estate under the supervision of the probate court. As part of the process, the judge will need to find that a person has died and pass on the validity of any will that the person created. The probate judge also names a personal representative… Read More »
Ways to Avoid Probate
After someone dies and they have a will, it must pass through probate. Probate is the process where the will gets submitted to the court by the executor of the will, and then the court supervises the executor throughout the probate process. The probate process involves gathering the assets of the deceased person and… Read More »
What Exactly is Probate, Anyway?
Probate is an important part of the process of estate administration process after someone dies. Ultimately, anyone who is interested in creating an estate plan should reach out to an attorney to learn more about the probate process, and how it could affect their future estate. What Probate Is Probate is a legal process… Read More »
How To Avoid Probate in Florida
In a previous blog post, we discussed what probate is and a brief overview of the probate process. Whether you are planning your own estate or are the executor – or “personal representative” as it is called in Florida – of a loved one’s estate, most people want to minimize the assets that pass… Read More »
Florida Estate Planning Basics: Probate
Probate is a very important concept in estate planning and elder law. Thinking about and planning around probate is one of the main things that estate planning can help with. Whether you are the executor of someone else’s will and need to understand probate from that perspective, or you are planning your own estate,… Read More »
