The venue of a probate case is controlled by Florida Statute section 733.101. If a decedent was a Florida resident, their probate case must be filed in the county where they lived when they were alive. For an out of state resident, a probate case can...
Any asset owned by a decedent is subject to probate in Florida. The exception to this rule is property that had a named beneficiary or rights of survivorship. Examples of property that may have a named beneficiary would be a life insurance payout, a retirement...
Probate, also referred to “estate administration,” is a court process that transfers assets owned by a deceased person to living people. When someone dies in Florida the property they own is passed to their family or, if they have a will, to the beneficiaries named...