Probate
When someone close to us passes away, we want to know that their wishes are respected and protected and that their loved one's desires are carried out. Due to a number of factors, however, these wishes can become difficult to deal with as family members try to navigate their way through the courts.
At the Law Offices of Stephen K. Miller, we work to make sure that the wishes of the departed are carried out. We deal in probate law, essentially meaning the determination of who gets what after a person’s death. Issues ranging from competing beneficiaries and heirs, lack of a will or an invalid one, or the complications of Florida statutory law, make it hard to maneuver through the system. We deal in both post-mortem probate issues as well as the preparation of wills, living wills, durable powers of attorney and health care surrogates.
Probate Issues We Can Assist With
- Determination of Heirs / Beneficiaries
- Proving the validity / invalidity of a will
- Law of Testate and Intestate Succession
- Intestacy is the condition of the estate of someone who dies without a will.
- Appointment of a Personal Representative or Executor
- Obtaining Letters of Administration
- Inventory
- Accounting
- Fiduciary Duty
- The legal responsibility for investing money or acting wisely on behalf of another.
- Elective Share