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How Long Do You Really Have to File a Will Contest in Florida?

Uncategorized Feb 11, 2016
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Do you know how long you have to file Florida probate litigation?  You may have as little as three months to file a will contest. What happens when you miss that deadline? You may want to read these recent probate appeal concerning a post-probate will contest in Nevada.

Will Contests in Florida

  • Probate attorneys Florida know why a notice of administration is such an important document.
  • Do you?
  • This document may cut off your rights to file estate litigation in Florida.
  • Do you know how long you have?
  • What happens if your estate attorney Florida misses the deadline?
  • Florida will contest lawyers know that there are certain ways to toll the time limits in these cases but it is not that easy.
  • Do you know when the statute of limitations can be tolled?
  • More importantly do you know what happens if you fail to file timely?
  • You may be out of luck for your Florida will contest.

In re Estate of Black

  • This was a probate appeal from the Supreme Court of Nevada centered around the proper timing of a will contest.
  • How long do you have in Florida probate court to file a will contest?
  • Here, a purported beneficiary filed a post-probate will contest without filing in time.
  • Does Florida allow for post-probate will contests?
  • In Nevada, much like Florida, a petitioner has to give notice of a claim within 90 days or they can lose the claim forever.
  • Here the party filing failed to do so.
  • Florida estate attorneys know that when it comes to probate lawsuits time is of the essence.
  • Florida probate courts do not reward those that wait too long to file their claim.
  • What if you did not get notice?
  • That is why notices of administration are published in newspapers to give parties constructive notice.
  • Do you know what that means? 

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