When a person comes to the United States from another country, it is important that it be known how he or she will be supported financially. In Florida and across the United States, those who are bringing another person to live in the U.S. should be aware of the...
Month: October 2021
Understanding ancillary probate in Florida
For Florida residents, estate planning is essential for many reasons. Fundamentally, having a comprehensive estate plan will protect the person’s loved ones and ensure that the assets go where the person – the testator – wants them to. They certainly do not want to...
A look at the fiance(e) visa
Floridians love to travel for business and pleasure, and when they travel, they sometimes find love. More often than not, they eventually return home to Florida, but sometimes they seek to bring their new love home with them to marry. For this, the couple needs a K-1...
Who can serve as a personal representative in probate?
When an estate goes through probate in Florida, one party has to be responsible for certain estate administration tasks. If the deceased person left a valid will, they appointed a personal representative to oversee the administration. (In other states, this role is...
The formal administration process in Florida
Probate is essentially the supervised legal process for closing out the estate of the deceased according to the laws of the state in which they resided. In Florida, there are two main types of probate, formal and summary administration, and there is also a process...
What are the responsibilities of personal representative?
People generally do not like to think about their own mortality,, but since it is inevitable, it is important to plan while people are able to do so. It is important that people have their property pass on to the people they want to have it after they pass away. This...