I have to give $$$ back to the estate? (Florida improper estate distribution law)
Personal representative of Palm Beach probate distributes too much $$$ .
Q: What do you do when the Florida estate makes a mistake and gives you too much money?
A: Read the Florida Probate Code Section 733.812
Estate Administration in Florida Has Receipts
- When the personal representative or the Florida executor of a Palm Beach probate is going to make an estate distribution to you, there are standard steps to follow
- The probate attorneys in Florida usually write a “Receipt & Release” document for the Palm Beach County probate
- The Receipt is given to the estate beneficiary to acknowledge in writing what he or she is inheriting, including the exact $$ amount
Oops ! I gave you too much money from the Palm Beach County Probate
- What if the probate administration in Palm Beach County made a mistake?
- The probate lawyer for the Palm Beach estate mis-calculated your inheritance
- And you got too much…..by accident
Q: Do you have to give back money to the Palm Beache if it wasn’t your fault?
A: Of course !
Read your estate receipt which you signed: it probably says what the Florida Probate Code says: if an improper distribution was made, you have to return the over-payment…………….and….. maybe some interest or gains, too………….