If I have already filed for probate in another state, do I have to file a probate case in Florida if there is personal property of the estate in Florida, but no real property?

When a nonresident decedent dies with a Will in another state and leaves property, other than real property in Florida, which has a value less than $50,000.00, and two years have not passed since the death of the decedent; the personal representative of the estate can file a transcript of the foreign probate case and a copy of the Will […]

Can anybody be a personal representative of an estate in Florida?

All personal representatives in Florida must be “qualified.”  Generally, to be qualified in Florida to serve, you need to be the spouse of the decedent or related to the decedent.  Mothers, Fathers, Brothers, Sisters, Uncles, Aunts, Nephews, and Nieces of the decedent can also qualify to be personal representatives in Florida.  If none of these family members exist, the majority […]