Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida
estate law
My mom passed away 13 years ago. She was 50% owner of a piece of property(worth about $50k), My siblings and I were titled to the other 50% due to a divorce and my fathers passing). Does this need to go thru probate or can we just put in for a change of the title, because she was not the sole owner? It is located in Fl.
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: estate law
If she owned it as a joint tennant with right of survivorshipo then title would pass without the need of opening probate.
Re: estate law
It would depend on how the property was titled in the deed.
Re: estate law
You will have to run it through a simplified probate - Summary Probate - in the Florida county where she resided, or if not a Florida resident, then in the county where the property is located. It should cost no more than $1000 including all court costs.
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