Larry Tolchinsky | May 27, 2015
Florida probate law protects both the personal property and real estate holdings of anyone who passes away in the State of Florida by immediately creating a legal “estate.” The estate acts as legal owner of all that property immediately upon the individual’s passing, and until another legal action (such as a probate judge’s ruling or […]
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Larry Tolchinsky | March 10, 2015
One of the biggest questions involved in probating someone’s estate after their passing is how much will the probate process before a Florida Probate Court itself cost? There are variables here depending upon each case, of course. Different kinds of property may involve unique expenses. Having investments in other states or foreign countries can warrant […]
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Larry Tolchinsky | July 8, 2014
When a loved one dies in Florida, the law immediately creates an “estate” to hold that person’s real estate and personal property until the assets can be legally determined, which are then transferred to the person who inherits it. An executor (in Florida, the person appointed by the Probate Court is known as personal representative […]
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Larry Tolchinsky | July 11, 2012
Here in our local Broward County, Florida, probate court proceedings got very crowded as the understandably upset mother and the very beautiful and upset wife of a missing millionaire came before local Probate Judge Mark A. Speiser to duke it out over what to do about the money, the property, the creditors, and all those […]
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Larry Tolchinsky | October 21, 2010
The PR’s attorney’s compensation is usually determined in one of three ways: (1) as agreed among the attorney, the PR and the persons who bear the impact of the fee (i.e. the beneficiaries), (2) as determined by the judge, or (3) as may be presumed to be reasonable under FL law. FL Statute 733.6171 provides […]
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