Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

Re: Estate Settlement & Creditors Claims

Q. Once an estate has been settled in the state of

Florida, what is or is there a time limit for

when someone or a corporation can go back on the

estate to collect an unpaid bill?

A. In Florida there is a two(2) year period for

creditors to collect what is due them. However,

if you open an estate and publish a Notice to

creditors and send certified notices to them,

then their time to file a claim is shortened to

three months after the first publication. Once

the estate is closed, then all claims of creditors

should have been barred unless there was fraud.

William W. Fernandez

William W. Fernandez, Attorney at Law

250 Panama Road East