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The Florida Bar has created a Florida Probate Pamphlet to help individuals understand Florida Probate.
It discusses the following information 1. WHAT IS PROBATE?
2. WHAT ARE PROBATE ASSETS?
3. WHY IS PROBATE NECESSARY?
4. WHAT IS A WILL?
5. WHAT HAPPENS TO PROBATE ASSETS IF THERE IS NO WILL?
6. WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE PROBATE PROCESS?
7. WHERE ARE PROBATE PAPERS FILED?
8. WHO SUPERVISES PROBATE ADMINISTRATION?
9. WHAT IS A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, AND WHAT DOES THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE DO?
10. WHO CAN BE A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE?
11. WHO WILL THE COURT APPOINT TO SERVE AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE?
12. WHY DOES THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NEED AN ATTORNEY?
13. WHAT ARE THE ESTATE’S OBLIGATIONS TO ESTATE CREDITORS?
14. HOW IS THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (“IRS”) INVOLVED?
15. WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS OF THE DECEDENT’S SURVIVING FAMILY?
16. WHAT RIGHTS DO OTHER POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES HAVE IN THE DECEDENT’S PROBATE ESTATE?
17. HOW LONG DOES PROBATE TAKE?
18. HOW ARE THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S COMPENSATION AND PROFESSIONAL FEES DETERMINED?
19. WHAT ALTERNATIVES TO FORMAL ADMINISTRATION ARE AVAILABLE?
If you would like to know more about Florida Probate Contact a Florida Estate Planning Lawyer who deal with Florida Probate.