by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Personal Representative, Florida Probate, Florida Probate Laws
When a mother or father does their estate planning and drafts their Last Will and Testament (along with Trusts, etc.), its understandable that when they think of the person they trust the most to deal with distributing their property after their passing, that mom or... by Larry Tolchinsky | Challenging Florida Will, Florida Personal Representative, Florida Probate, Florida Probate Creditors, Personal Representative Attorney Fees, Personal Representative Fees
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... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Personal Representative, Florida Probate, Probate Litigation
What happens to property, real and personal, in Florida after someone dies in the State of Florida is well-settled: Florida statutes and Florida case law work together to insure that there is a smooth transition in ownership of everything from raw minerals and... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Personal Representative, Florida Probate, Probate Litigation, Undue Influence
This month, lots of people that don’t deal with senior citizen issues or the realities of end of life planning and elder law got a big, huge slap in the face as Dr. Mark Lachs called elder financial abuse by family members a “national epidemic.”... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Probate, Florida Probate Laws, Personal Representative Attorney Fees, Probate Litigation
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...