10 Florida Probate Pointers
What do I need to know about filing a will in Palm Beach County, Florida? Well, if you are wondering if a will MUST be filed after someone who lived in Boca Raton has passed away, the answer is yes. And if you are asking yourself What do I do if no one will file the will? … you might want to read on. Is someone required to give me a copy of the Palm Beach will? Is someone who has the will but won’t file the Last Will required to file the will? How do I get a copy of the Palm Beach will? Here are 10 Palm Beach Probate Q & A’s about filing a will in Palm Beach, Florida:
Common Questions About Palm Beach Probate & Palm Beach Wills
Did you know…………….?
- There is a Florida probate law requiring the person who has possession of the Florida will to deposit the Florida will with the clerk of courts for the Florida county where the person died? So, if someone in, say, Ft. Lauderdale, has a will of person who lived in Jupiter, Florida, and that Jupiter resident just died, that person in Ft. Lauderdale who has the will must file it in Palm Beach County, Florida.
- The person with the last will of the person who died has 10 days to file the Palm Beach will ?
- When you file the will, the clerk of courts will give you, or anyone, a “will file” number? For a few buck$, you can also get a certified copy of the Florida will.
- The filing of the will with the clerk of courts can be learned online for free ? In other words if you are wondering if anyone filed the will for someone in Palm Beach, simply look online. http://www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/
- Just filing the will does not “open” Palm Beach probate? (To open probate in Florida, you need to file a Petition for (Estate) Administration under the Florida Probate Code and the Florida Probate Rules and then give notice to the persons who are interested in the Florida estate.
- There is a (newer) Florida Probate Code law about wills which helps you recover attorneys fees if the person with the will won’t file the will with the court?
- You can demand that the person who has the will file the Palm Beach will with the court?
- You might be able to recover attorneys fees if the person with the will won’t file it and you have to open probate to get it filed?
- Wills in Florida are public record: anyone can read them?
- The person named in the will to be executor of the will, or Personal Representative of the Palm Beach Estate, does not, necessarily, automatically serve as the executor?