Doris from New York wanted to know generally how long probate takes and specifically had a question about the creditor period which is required in certain Florida probate administrations:
“Quick” Question
“What is the creditor period and why do we need to publish a Notice to Creditors?”
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The majority of the probates we handle are uncontested. I, personally spend an inordinate amount of time explaining to my clients that the more they fight over an estate, the more I make or the more some other attorney makes.
Interestingly enough, I’m not interested in taking on more work than I need to, just […]

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So begins our series of classic “Quick” Questions which we field on a daily basis (”we” means our principal attorney, Long H. Duong in most cases):
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“Quick” Question
“Mom died without a Will, but she really wanted me to have the house. My rotten siblings never took care of her and of course now, they want […]

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[By DAVE LIEBER Star-Telegram staff writer-See source link at the end]
When David and Katie Swanson saw a “For Sale” sign outside the Fort Worth duplex they expected to inherit, they knew they had a problem. They called the phone number on the sign and talked to a man who said he was the new owner.
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PRESS RELEASE:
Attorney Long H. Duong, principal contributor to the WeProbateFlorida.com blog - a blog about Florida probate and estate administration, will begin a new feature addressing a series of classic questions he fields about probate in Florida.
The category title “Quick” Q&A is a bit of a mock on the common client or prospective client question: […]

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Confused about Florida Probate?

We are working on a simple and concise probate guide for personal representatives of Florida probate estates. It will appear both here on our blog and on our parent site, WeProbateFlorida.com.
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A Memphis, Tennessee man died intestate, leaving a $2 million dollar estate behind, but the most heated “personal property” dispute in his probate estate was his trusty golden retriever, Alex.
Seems the fight may have been more about bickering beneficiaries.
Read the rest of the story here. (May 8, 2007, Associated Press - as seen freep.com, […]

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William Edy comments on estate planning pitfalls.  Great article! - LHD
Don’t get burned by not using attorney
Do-it-yourself estate planning can backfire 
Some individuals try to save money by not hiring an attorney when they should. Three of the ways they try to save attorneys fees, that elder law attorneys often see, are by trying to avoid […]

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Estate Taxes Flummox Planners
Uncertain Future Fuels Trust Boom; Repeal Odds Wane
By ARDEN DALE
WALL STREET JOURNAL
April 5, 2007; Page D2
“We can help! Our team of experts will guarantee that you pass away in 2010 and avoid federal estate tax.”
Gallows humor about estate taxes — like this Internet spoof — is in vogue these days because changes […]

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So many of our clients contact us after they’ve been through a gamut of consults with other attorneys. Typically they are dumbfounded by the high cost of attorney’s fees and the time frame in which it takes to close Florida probate administration.
The perceived exorbitant cost of hiring an attorney for Florida probate is only […]

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