West Palm Beach Estates: Who Can be Appointed as the Personal Representative or Executor of a Florida Estate?

In Florida, can anyone be the personal representative or executor of an estate? What are the qualifications required in order to be appointed the personal representative? Can the beneficiaries of a Florida estate object to a person becoming the personal representative? How can a probate lawyer help me as a personal representative in Florida? A January 9,2019 Fourth DCA opinion is a good example of a lawsuit between a Florida personal representative and the beneficiaries of an estate.

Here, there was initially a dispute over whether the decedent’ dad should be the personal representative or not. The opinion explains that this dispute ended up being mediated,  and the beneficiaries eventually agreed to the decedent’s dad’s appointment as personal representative.  Although the dispute regarding the appointment of the personal representative was resolved in mediation, the beneficiaries continued to file complaints against the personal representative for other issues. To read what these issues were, click here. If you are the personal representative of a Florida estate, and need to hire a Florida probate lawyer, call (561)514-0900 ext.101.