Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

My sistet was with her SO for 27 years before he died. He always said that if something happened to him that she could live in the house until she died. He died in March and didn.t leave a will. Now' his daughter wants to sell it while she still lives there. Does she have a right to anything? His daughter has already got his money and spent it.Also, she is on disability.

Asked on 8/09/13, 9:49 am

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David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

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Answered on 8/09/13, 10:10 am

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Robert McCall Law Office of Robert McCall

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This is more a Probate question than a Family Law matter, but Mom has no legal interest in anything if they were not married and there is no will. Natural heirs control the estate.

Answered on 8/09/13, 1:18 pm

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Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

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In Florida, a verbal will is worth as much as the paper it's written on. In other words, without a will, the property passes to next of kin, for the most part. In the case, it sounds like it's the daughter. A verbal commitment in front of a thousand witnesses is irrelevant in Florida and most states. Your sister is considered nothing more than a roommate, and she gets nothing.

Answered on 8/09/13, 2:59 pm

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