Can Fraud Toll the Statute of Limitations on a Florida Will Contest?

In a recent case filed this year the Supreme Court of Alabama said that in order to toll the statute of limitations on estate contests the petitioner would have to prove fraud. What does it mean to prove fraud and is that the rule for Florida probate litigation? What do you need to know before you talk to a Florida will contest lawyer?

Statute of Limitations on Will Contests

• Florida probate attorneys know there are strict rules related to will contests in probate court.
• What does that mean?
• If you are served with a notice of administration read it carefully.
• You may want to take it to review with a probate attorney Florida.
• You may has as little as three months to file a will contest.
• What about if there is no will?
• Can you still file a probate lawsuit?
• Florida estate litigation can get complicated but time is of the essence.
• Make sure you do not sleep on your rights.
• Can you toll the statute of limitations in Florida probate court?
• What does that even mean?
• Check out this recent case from the Supreme Court of Alabama to learn more.

Hardy v. Hardin

• This was a case where the beneficiary of a will challenged a notice of administration.
• Is this similar to a will contest?
• The notice of administration (also called letters of administration) falsely represented that the person died without a will.
• The petitioner disagreed, and said there was a will.
• So why didn’t he file the will?
• This goes back to the point that Florida probate courts do not help those that sleep on their rights.
• How long do you have to file a will for probate in Florida?
• Talk to an estate attorney Florida to learn more.
• Can you toll that statute of limitations?
• Florida estate attorneys know that proof of fraud may give you more time.
• How do you prove fraud in Florida probate litigation?

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