If your father is named as the beneficiary, he is entitled to it. However she may be able to obtain a writ of garnishment for the child support and then garnish the insurance proceeds (for $20,000 anyway) in the hands of the insurance company.

That's not correct.

You are entitled to 50% of the estate per 732.102.

Per 732.103, The remaining 50% of the estate is shared by your husband's three children equally, so they each are entitled to approximately 16.6%

You are not required to share those documents with your brother or any other person until you need to go to court to execute their estate plans. I would not share them as they are private documents that your parents entrusted to you until they are needed.

Good luck!

It would be best if he transferred the property to you and himself, as husband and wife. Then upon the demise of the first of you, the other spouse would have full title to the property. Without your name on the deed, you would get a life estate in the property with ownership to your children,... View More

You should hire a probate attorney to assist you. Normally assets such as life insurance policies, and retirement accounts, such as IRA accounts and 401k allow the owner of the account to name beneficiaries and these assets pass outside of an estate to the named beneficiary. If there is no named... View More

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answered on Apr 13, 2020

If the insured was also the owner of the policy, then the proceeds are includable in the decedent's estate for estate tax purposes. The proceeds are not taxable income to the beneficiaries. Whether you should take a lump sum or some other payment method is a question for your financial... View More

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answered on Apr 9, 2020

You can do a search here: https://www.corporations.pa.gov/search/corpsearch

I suppose see if your landlord will agree to release you from the original lease and sign a new lease with all of you on it, or see if the current lease can be amended. Regardless, you are asking for trouble with the HOA by doing anything to add them onto the lease. I suggest you take a copy of... View More

If there is a Will, it must be submitted to the clerk of the court in the county where the person lived within 10 days (this is rarely done or enforced for many reasons but it is the law). A probate will need to be filed, this likely will be delayed with the current status of the world/USA with... View More

This sad situation will probably require the services of a civil trial lawyer working together with a probate lawyer in order to sort everything out. If the two professionals are as good as they need to be, they will know exactly how to approach this situation in such a way to enforce the wishes of... View More

You need to contact an estate planning attorney and they can help you do your Will and or any related documents you may want and or need (POA of Attorney, Living Will, Florida Healthcare Surrogate and so forth). You must have it signed and witnessed. You can do it in person with friends or even... View More

Probably not, but you should have a Florida attorney review it to be sure.

If I were to do a title opinion, I wouldn't have much of a problem with the "the" in the deed; I'd consider it the same trust. However if someone does have a problem with it the problem can be corrected by a corrective deed by the trustee.

This situation cannot be handled online. You must hire a lawyer and pay them to help you get back whatever might belong to you.

Sounds like you’ll need to open probate to have the Will admitted (think “activated”) so you can transfer assets.

You’ll want to consult directly with a probate attorney about your options and path forward.

BTW, the death certificate you received is referred to as the... View More

As a practical matter, unless you want to spend a lot of money on an attorney, there is nothing to be done except perhaps make a complaint with the agency which regulates hospices. You should have been more insistent about getting the remains immediately. By the way, you were what many states... View More

Just for starters and this is a general response regaridng Florida Law on the subject and related to probate and the need to have and or start a probate.

In accordance with Florida Law a landlord is not authorized to allow access to a rental unit for anyone who is (1) not legally named on... View More

According to the intestacy statutes, which apply if there is no will, the decedent's property goes to his heirs as defined. One class of such heirs would be the children, including all four children in the case you describe. How do the older children figure they get it all? The younger... View More

Well first of all if a formal administration is needed where you would be the personal representative, by law, you must have an attorney to represent you. If a formal administration is not needed you may be able to administer the estate without an attorney. The best solution would be to have a... View More

Even if you are not the executor named in your parents' wills, you can still file a petition to open the estate. You should work with a probate attorney to review all the facts and determine what type of estate to open. In the meantime, keep paying the property taxes.