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Florida Probate Litigation: Florida Estate Law and Wills Written in a Foreign Language

Uncategorized Sep 22, 2017
post about Florida Probate Litigation: Florida Estate Law and Wills Written in a Foreign Language

Are you a beneficiary of a Florida estate? Are you having trouble navigating through the probate process in Florida? Has a will been discovered that is written in a foreign language? In Florida, is a will that is written in a foreign language even valid? What should I do if I find that my mom has a will written in a foreign language? What should West Palm Beach probate lawyers know about estate documents that are written in foreign languages? How can a trust litigator help me to determine whether a will is valid in Florida?

If you are dealing with a Florida estate proceeding or Florida probate where there is a will written in a foreign language, you should contact your probate lawyer. You should talk to them about a specific section of Florida estate law. Specifically, this section is 733.204 in the Florida probate code. This section deals with wills written in a foreign language. Now this law is a little different than the Florida law on whether Florida will recognize a foreign will that is executed properly in another state or another country. To learn more about this trust and estates litigation topic, read Florida Statute 733.204 in its entirety.

733.204 Probate of a will written in a foreign language.

(1) No will written in a foreign language shall be admitted to probate unless it is accompanied by a true and complete English translation.
(2) No personal representative who complies in good faith with the English translation of the will as established by the court shall be liable for doing so.