How do I know if I need to hire a West Palm Beach probate attorney?

Are you beginning the probate process in West Palm Beach? Did you know  that you will need to appoint a resident agent? Do you know what that means? Did you know they may need to be a Florida licensed attorney? You may need to get a Florida licensed probate attorney to help you with the process. Is that required?

Do I Need an Attorney

• There are a few different types of probate administration in West Palm Beach.
• Which kind you use may change whether or not you need to retain a Palm Beach probate firm to help you.
• Summary administration may apply when there are very few assets in the estate.
• You probably can find your way through summary administration without the help of a probate attorney.
• Ancillary probate is when you just probate some property in West Palm Beach while the rest of the estate is located in another state.
• The rules of ancillary probate can be tricky and you may find it helpful to retain an experienced probate attorney to understand the process.
• Finally there is what we like to call formal probate. 
• For formal probate you almost always want a probate firm helping you out.
• These rules are tricky to say the least.
• What happens you make a mistake in the rules of formal probate?

West Palm Beach Probate

• If you are involved in a formal probate of a West Palm Beach estate listen up.
• You are going to have to file multiple documents, take oaths and even possible file a bond!
• What the heck does a bond have to do with West Palm Beach probate?
• These are the kind of things that hiring a probate attorney matters for.
• Although all of this seems foreign to you this is just another day for a probate attorney, which is why you need their help.
• Failure to follow the rules can slow the probate process down, making you refile as well.
• Did you know that it could cost you a $410 dollar filing fee just to open the estate?
• Can you take that off the top of your executor expenses?
• What other small rules do you need to be aware of?
• Is the estate going to file for income tax?
• These are the kind of things you do not want to go alone.