Wondering about the difference between an Estate Administrator & a Palm Beach Personal Representative? Knowing the difference may help you with the probate process.
What should I know about Palm Beach probate?
- Probate lawyers Palm Beach call an estate where there is no will an “intestate” estate
- It used to be that Florida estate law, like most states, called the person who ran the estate without a will an “administrator“
- Florida probate law changed all that by calling the person who runs the probate, whether there is a will or not, a Personal Representative
What if there is a probate and no will is found?
- The personal representative will administer the probate Palm Beach regardless of whether there is a will found or not
- But remember: the personal representative has a duty to make a diligent search for wills
- Also, the custodian of the will, the person with possession of a will, must file it within 10 days of the date of death
- So, let’s say that your mother died in Boca Raton and nobody knows if there is a will
- A Delray Beach estate lawyer files a 1995 will with Palm Beach County
- But you are convinced that mom had a later will giving you a greater inheritance. Someone should try to find that will.
- The valid LAST will should be the one that is probated.
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