Serving as a personal representative of a Florida estate comes with real responsibility, and few tasks carry as much risk as handling creditor claims. When someone passes away, creditors have the legal right to file claims against the estate to collect what they are owed. But as the personal representative, how you respond to those… Read More

When a loved one passes away, and you discover they owned property in Florida, even though they lived in another state, you may be facing a legal process called ancillary probate.  Ancillary probate in Florida is a secondary probate proceeding required when a deceased person (called a “decedent”) owned assets in Florida but was a… Read More