“Quick” Q&A – “Mom died without a Will, but she really wanted me to have the house…”

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):
Enjoy!
“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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Probate dealings make an inheritance go awry

[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: “Quick” Q&A Feature added to Florida Probate Blog, WeProbateFlorida.com/blog

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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Florida Probate Guide for Florida Personal Representatives – Coming Soon!

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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Till death do they part . . . A man and his dog!

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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About the Author

My name is Long H. Duong (last name pronounced "Young") and I handle probate matters throughout Gainesville, Alachua County and all of North Central Florida including:

  • Probate of Wills
  • Probate of Estates without Wills
  • Summary Administration, and
  • Formal Administration

I take extreme pride in our client-focused, streamlined approach to case management and client communication.

If you have a probate administration case and would like to meet for a complimentary consultation, please fill out the contact form and we will call you to schedule one as soon as possible.

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