Monthly Archives: February 2026
Should Spouses Consider a Joint Will?
As a married couple, the thinking is that everything should be done together. From owning property to having bank accounts to filing your taxes–things are generally done jointly, as a couple. Except when it comes to making a will, that may not be the best idea. Technically in Florida, every person needs to either… Read More »
Understanding Probate Fees and Costs
Probating an estate has costs and fees attached to it, in many cases, costs that beneficiaries and others may not anticipate. While these are expenses everybody would rather avoid, they are necessary to the probate process and to ensuring the proper distribution to the beneficiaries named in the will. Hard Costs for the Estate… Read More »
Not Every Asset Goes Through Probate
You may know that, at a very basic level, all assets of a deceased person go through the probate court, as part of the deceased’s estate and are eventually distributed in accordance with a will, estate plan, or in the absence of any of those, pursuant to Florida’s intestacy statutes. But when we say… Read More »
Summary Administration: A Faster Probate Process
They often say that life is not one size fits all. That’s also true in probate; estates are not the same, and because of that, the law provides a different, alternative type of probate for certain estates, called summary administration. When Can You Use It? Summary administration is a quicker streamlined probate process, for… Read More »
