Probate Administration

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Probate Administration Attorney In Maitland, Florida

Experienced Probate Lawyers Serving Central Florida

Our firm represents clients in the probate of deceased estate and guardianship matters. We also assist clients with estate planning in the preparation of wills, living wills, powers of attorney and health care surrogates as a probate attorney Orlando. Florida law uses two types of probate administration: formal and summary. Formal administration is the most common type of probate used in Florida court proceedings. Non-court supervised administration proceedings are known as “Disposition of Personal Property Without Administration,” and these occur only in limited circumstances. A Formal Petition for Administration (With a Will or Without a Will), opens the probate estate, by filing the Petition for Administration with the Probate Court with help of a skilled probate attorney. This document provides the probate court with the information needed to open the Florida Probate estate, including the decedent’s name, last known address, date of death, name of heirs/beneficiaries and the nature and value of the decedent’s estate, among other information. A Summary Administration may be filed when the value of the entire estate subject to administration does not exceed $75,000.

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An Overview of Florida Probate Laws

The Florida Probate attorneys with Veliz Katz Law have over 60 years of combined experience helping families administer their loved ones’ estates. We understand that estate administration is a solemn legal process, but know how vitally important it is as well. Administering an estate is essentially performing the last duties of your loved one. We know from our experience that the process of administering an estate is full of complex legal questions and can be a difficult time emotionally as well. So, if a person close to you died and his or her will or trust appointed you to be the personal representative for the estate in Florida, we are here to help. You can rely on our six-plus decades of legal experience to guide you through the process and help give effect to your loved one’s last wishes.


Probate Services We Offer

Our law firm’s office is conveniently located in Maitland. Because of our ideal location, we are able to serve all of Central Florida and beyond. Our firm has helped administer hundreds of estates in the circuit courts in the Orlando region for people who were residents of Florida. Under Florida law, the probate of an estate of a Florida resident is referred to as a “domiciliary probate.” We also perform other services relating to affairs associated with aging and nearing the end of one’s life. Our firm can draft simple estate plan documents for you such as wills, living wills, durable powers of attorney, and healthcare surrogate appointments. All of these legal documents are a vital component of helping your family care for you later in life and executing your wishes for the gifts you leave to your loved ones. Our convenient location and proximity to some of Florida’s premier vacation spots and retirement communities allow us to serve our clients who live in other places in Florida and out-of-state. Additionally, we can help administer the probate of Florida real estate owned by people domiciled elsewhere. This process is known as “ancillary probate.” We encourage people living in other states to contact our firm to discuss how we can help you perform the duties of a personal representative for an estate in Florida even if you live elsewhere. Our firm will work hand-in-hand with you to help make it as simple and convenient for you as possible to perform your duties as a personal representative even though you do not live in Florida.

Why Hire a Probate Attorney?

Retaining an attorney is vital to ensuring that your loved one’s final wishes are executed. Attempting to administer an estate, even a simple one without an attorney, can leave you confused and stressed because Florida Probate law is complicated. Florida Circuit Courts require probate administrators to file numerous forms and provide notice to heirs and possible heirs, as well as creditors, about the request to distribute the assets of the estate of your loved one or close friend. Failing to comply with the rules will delay estate administration and could violate the rights of people who might have a claim under the will or to contest the will.

Why Hire Our Law Firm For You Probate Matter?

Experience matters. With our combined 60-plus years of legal experience probating estates in Central Florida for residents of Florida and non-residents alike, we have earned the trust of our clients through the diligent performance of our duties to serve your best interests and by making the process of administering an estate as easy as possible. We comprehend how incredibly difficult it can be to identify the assets of your family member’s estate, especially when you live out of state. Our firm can work with you to find all of the realty, personal property, bank accounts, brokerage accounts, timeshare properties, automobiles, and other property that does not automatically transfer to another upon the death of one person to include in the estate administration.

Estate Probate and Trust Administration in Orlando, Florida

Probate of an estate and trust administration seeks to accomplish the same overarching goal through different means. Probating an estate essentially is the legal process by which property is transferred from the deceased to his or her designees. Probate in Florida can be formal or informal, depending on the size of the estate. Trusts, whether revocable or irrevocable, are used as a mechanism to avoid going to probate court to transfer title to the property owned by the trust. Trust administration, on the other hand, is the process by which the trust comes to an end with the death of the settlor. Thus, the trustee of the trust must undertake to perform the task of winding up the trust’s affairs.

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