Ahh, those were the days, no?
The house is worth about 300k. So, we can't use the small estate part of Florida Law, that limits it to 75k.
I have given them all the information, and paid the retainer. Now they're getting all the paperwork together, and will be sending it to the county clerk to...
Yeah, I'm still trying to figure out why that attorney told me I needed it. Honestly, I think he just heard about the ghosted sister, and didn't want to deal with that, so that was a way of deflecting me. The attorney I'm with now didn't even mention the paid funeral bill, and yes, the estate is...
**UPDATE** We have hired an attorney and they are putting together the package to get this into probate. Apparently, I get to be the administrator. And she has been seen in NJ, so the house is indeed sitting unattended in FL.
Thank you. I suppose I can fill out the petition and send it and the death certificate to the county clerk. The worst thing that can happen is they reject it, right?
Thank you.
My mother would probably blurt some kind of drunken expletive, something to the effect of
"**** em all."
My sister, is apparently my mother reincarnated.
My brother at this point has said that maybe we should just sit back and wait, because it can't go through probate without us...
She is my half sister. The other sibling is my half brother. They have the same father, I have a different father. But we have never used the term "half"
Honestly, I never expected anything from my mother in death, just like it was in life lol. I'm not actually bitter, I'm just annoyed. This could have been done with easily, and if my sister didn't want to do the work, I can do it. But I can't even present that option, because she won't answer...
Thank you for the idea. And here's the thing. Even if I showed up there, they will not give me a copy of the funeral bill, because she paid it (out of my mother's account) Pretty much, the only way they will give it to someone else is if there is a court order, which I can't get, because I can't...
I'm off on Friday, I'll try to talk to a few more attorneys then. I just can't believe that we're pretty much being held hostage by the fact that she has gone incommunicado. We were told that she went back to her own state, but quite honestly, I don't know if I believe that. She could be...
Can't get in the house, have no keys. We're also spread across the country. We don't have the documentation to file with the county to get probate started. They require the death certificate, the petition for administration, and a copy of the paid funeral bill. (Which I thought was really weird)...
Yes, that I know. Although I don't know if my mother added her a joint owner, or just gave her access. She did complain about the card being declined at one point.
So, the problem here is that the I cannot file it with the county. According to their website, I have to submit a death certificate (which yes, that I can get) the petition for administration, and the paid funeral bill. The sibling paid the funeral bill, and I can't get it. She didn't even tell...
Mother was widowed 23 years ago. Her spouse at the time was a second marriage for both, he had no will. We believe his estate was split between her and his children from a prior marriage, and she seems to have gotten the house, but we are not privy to the details.
Sibling stayed with her from...