Is Rockstar Prince’s Will Lost Rather Than Nonexistent?

In Florida, can the probate court administer the probate of a lost will? How do you get a lost Florida will admitted to Palm Beach probate? Can witnesses or someone attesting to the will’s contest encourage a probate court to consider the will? On June 7,2016, Billboard reported that there may be a possibility that Prince had a will.

Lost Wills In Florida Probate Litigation

• If a will is lost, is the will’s legal effect gone?
• Probate lawyers know that a will being lost does not necessarily mean that it is no longer legally effective.
• The Florida will is still the last testament of the testator and its words are legally binding.
• The problem is figuring out what a lost will said.
• As you may know a will in Florida is required to have two witnesses.
• If you do not have a self-proving affidavit normally those witnesses will have to come testify in Court that they witnessed you sign or that you attested to the signature.
• It is not a problem that those witnesses are also beneficiaries under the will.
• These are known as interested witnesses in West Palm Beach because they have an interest in your will, namely their portion of the inheritance.
• When it comes to a lost will you need witnesses that actually know the contents.
• Two common people are the witnesses to the signing and the attorney who drafted the will.
• Also copies of previous drafts are extremely useful in proving the contents of a lost will.
• The problem is the witnesses for a destroyed will have to be disinterested and also know of the specifics in the Palm Beach will.
• These can be hard to find but it is necessary if you want to get a lost will admitted into probate.
• One of the first things to do in this type of situation is call the probate attorney West Palm Beach who drafted the will.
• Hopefully they have the will.
• If not, a trust and estate lawyer Delray Beach may be able to help you prove it existed.

Did Prince Really Die Without a Will?

• Billboard reported on June 7,2016 that a person, who is claiming to be Prince’s adopted son, says that Prince left him $7 million in his will.
• But where is this will?
• He has not yet proven that it exists.
• What happens if there was a will and it was lost?
• Are Minnesota laws the same as Florida probate laws?
• Click here to read the entire article and learn more about Prince’s ongoing trust and estates issues.