If anything has a named beneficiary, including life insurance, those will pass outside of probate, and don’t have to be probated. Only items that don’t have a beneficiary, and are only in the name of the deceased, require a probate. Contact the Orlando probate lawyers at Veliz Katz Law for more information on probates and beneficiaries.
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Do Life Insurance Benefits Have to Go Through Probate? | Downtown Orlando Probate Attorney
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