Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

Re: no will, hier determination

If your grandmother dies without a will, with no surviving spouse, but with surviving siblings and grandchildren, her estate will pass to the grandchildren. To settle the estate (notify and pay creditors, file inventory, file accouting, get appraisals, sell property, collect what anything due to the estate, distribute assets, determine and pay taxes, defend suits if any, etc.), you simply would need to petition to open probate administration in the local court. You can also petition to be appointed personal representative. Of course, you, or whoever is named as PR, can hire an attorney to take care of everything as well.