What is the difference between an agent and an executor or personal representative? An executor, termed a “personal representative” in Florida, is the person who takes care of another’s probate estate after that person dies. An agent may take care of the principal’s affairs only while the principal is alive. A personal representative may [...]
A person who dies without a will is considered intestate. When a person dies intestate, the state will take the decedent’s assets if the decedent does not have any heirs. The decedent’s heirs are the persons who are related to the decedent and described in the Florida statute governing distribution of the probate assets of [...]
Nearly all forms of property can be transferred through a will, however, certain property interests cannot. For example, property interests cannot transfer by will when they terminate upon the owner’s death or when rights are afforded to others pursuant to Florida law. The following is a list of common property rights and interests: A homestead [...]
