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What is the purpose of a petition to determine homestead?

According to Florida law, a petition to determine homestead in probate is typically filed to change record title to the property or release the personal representative from any obligations related to the property: Generally, petitions to determine homestead are...

Can a Personal Representative run a decedent’s corporation?

According to Florida law, the affairs of a corporation, even if substantially owned by a decedent, cannot be administered by the decedent’s executor as assets of the decedent’s estate: The District Court of Appeal held, and we agree, the language of...

What assets must go through probate in Florida?

According to Florida law, the assets that must go through probate include all real and personal property of the decedent, except the protected homestead (see below), within Florida and the rents, income, issues, and profits from it. This includes any property a...

What does relocation mean?

According to Florida statutory law, relocation means “a change in the location of the principal residence of a parent or other person from his or her principal place of residence at the time of the last order establishing or modifying time-sharing, or at the time of...

What happens when you fall in a store?

According to Florida law, the outcome of a slip and fall case in a store can depend on a variety of factors, including the specific circumstances of the fall, the conditions of the premises, and whether the store had knowledge of the hazardous condition. For example...