Monday, 21 April 2014

The personal representative of a probate case in Florida has been removed by the Judge. I live out-of-state, but qualify as a personal repre...

Question

The personal representative of a probate case in Florida has been removed by the Judge. I live out-of-state, but qualify as a personal representative. I would rather the court appoint a third-party personal representative as I believe it will allow for a more timely and efficient processing. Is this possible to have the court select and appoint a personal representative if I petition for this? Or, do I need to find and petition for a third-party personal representative myself?



Answer

Generally, any qualified person can be appointed PR; the key is, you need to have a majority in interest of the heirs or beneficiaries agree to this; you're probably better off selecting a lawyer or other professional as PR.



Answer

The Court will appoint someone if you request. Likely it will be an attorney and it will cost the Estate for those services.



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