Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

estate procedures
our contractor died, he took 77,500 from our church to build it, his wife is refusing to settle we offered to accept 44,000 which he took for supplies never delivered, we filed but our pastor took ill and the 30 days to file suit, expired. do we have anothe avenue to collect our church's money, we still havent built it

Asked on 9/15/07, 3:38 pm

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Scott R. Jay Law Offices of Scott R. Jay

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The church has the right to file a claim as a creditor of the estate. It seems that you missed the deadline to file a suit to enforce the claim if they filed an objection. Your best bet would be to meet with an attorney who can review the specifics and determine what legal rights you may still have against the contractor's estate or his business (which may be a separate entity which is still operating).

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Answered on 9/15/07, 9:53 pm

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