Do you know how to make your Florida estate claim? Filing the proper paperwork is crucial. You need to know the difference between filing objections and a creditor’s claim. Florida Estate Claim — the basics When you have a probate, the “executor” or personal representative will “run” or administer the estate. This involves gathering assets, paying the decedent’s last expenses, dealing with the will and beneficiaries, and creditors. There’s a difference between objecting to a will and filing a creditor’s claim. If you are an “interested person” in the Florida probate, you can object to an improper or incomplete accounting, or inventory or petition. Heck, you can even object to a will. You can also object to who is the executor. Yes, you can even object to a creditor’s claim. What is a creditor’s claim? What is a Creditor’s Claim? A creditor’s claim is a statement, or a claim, by someone who is owed something. From the dead person. It might be money. The most common example of this is. The dead person borrowed money from me and I want to get paid back. Or, you could have rights which you want to exercise. Such as rights under a contract, a prenuptial agreement, or an operating agreement for an LLC. Get in the Game There is a whole process to correctly filing your objection or estate claim and getting what you want. A creditor’s claim has an entirely unique process with very short time frames. Not all creditors are created […]