In an opinion issued on Thursday, the Supreme Court of Florida adopted amendments to Florida Probate Rule 5.405, which governs proceedings to determine the protected homestead status of real property.

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Learn how probate validates a will, settles debts, and distributes assets to heirs under court supervision. and how state intestacy laws work when there's no will.

New legislation enables 'substitute service' to protect seniors and others from anonymous exploitation. The Florida Supreme Court has fast-tracked an amendment to the Florida Probate Rules, ...

Florida’s overhaul of its civil rules reshapes fiduciary litigation. Probate, trust, and guardianship matters generally avoid case management tracks and initial disclosures, but modern discovery and ...