The personal representative of a decedent's estate has not filed a copy of the will or the death certificate or probated the estate. There is one piece of real property in the will and it is located in a state other than where the decedent lived & there was approximately $60K in bank. The real property was willed to an heir who is not the personal rep of the estate. The immediate cash available ($20K) was to be divided by 3 heirs. ** How long do they have to. administer/probate....the estate? With probate laws, and stricter ones in Florida, how could this be allowed to happen? I am 3rd in line to become personal rep of the estate, I CANNOT AFFORD an out of state atty. to persue this.... How can this travesty be "fixed"?
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Time limit in which personal rep MUST probate estate?
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Betty3
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http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/florida-probatean-overview.html (an overview of Fl. probate)
A note about wills: Whether or not probate will be necessary, Florida law requires that anyone who has possession of a will must file it with the local circuit court within 10 days of learning of the death. If a probate court proceeding is necessary, the court will determine whether or not the will is valid.
A note about wills: Whether or not probate will be necessary, Florida law requires that anyone who has possession of a will must file it with the local circuit court within 10 days of learning of the death. If a probate court proceeding is necessary, the court will determine whether or not the will is valid.
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