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If someone names you as an heir in his or her Florida will, you may not realize that the deceased’s estate administrator likely will have to first take the estate through probate. You may also not know that if the administrator fails to properly perform his or her...
Hay muchas razones por las cuales uno debería dejar un testamento preparado indicando como le gustaría que sus asuntos sean manejados después de su muerte. Como todo en esta vida, quizás haya maneras especificas en la cual usted prefiere que sean organizadas después...
The loved ones of an individual must file the paperwork on his or her behalf to officially declare the individual as incapacitated. This signifies that the person is unable to exercise certain rights, so someone else has the legal ability to make them for the...
A final will and testament is an important document meant to accurately convey an individual’s wishes for the division of his or her property after death. As such, the court system tends to uphold a will’s contents as closely as possible. However, there are a variety...
When a family member dies, his or her estate goes through the probate process. Probate can be full of confusion and arguments even in the best of circumstances. But, sometimes, there are legal disputes that arise. There is often contention when dealing with money and...
El deseo de todo padre o madre es mantener a la familia unida y feliz. Sin embargo, cuando uno o ambos fallece, el dolor por perder a un ser cercano y querido hace que la relación entre familiares se ponga un poco tensa debido a los diferentes repartos y herencias que...
Legal incapacity refers to someone’s lack of adequate mental capacity to make important legal decisions. Incapacity could require a family to appoint a guardianship on the incapacitated person’s behalf, so a trusted person can make estate-related decisions instead. In...
Undue influence could make life difficult for a family after the passing of a loved one. It could also lead to legal battles during someone’s life if the influencer takes advantage of an elderly victim. Undue influence means convincing a vulnerable elderly person to...
La mayoría de edad en el estado de Florida es de 18 años. Esto significa que cuando una persona alcanza dicha edad, obtiene casi todos los derechos legales que tienen los adultos. Algunos de ellos incluyen el derecho a votar y obtener una licencia de conducir sin...
Para muchos familiares (usualmente directos) suele ser una sorpresa enterarse que en el testamento hubo cambios de última hora hechos por el difunto y que una parte de su herencia fue para otra persona o personas totalmente fuera de su conocimiento. Incluso el...