Best Estate Planning Attorneys in Brandon, FL

Probate is the Court supervised administration of a deceased (called the decedent) persons assets to his or her rightful beneficiaries pursuant to an estate plan or pursuant to the intestate rules of succession if there is no estate plan after payment of valid creditor claims and taxes.

Florida Courts require the original last will and testament unless the photocopy can be proved by an affidavit to be a true and correct copy of the lost original will. Since that is the case, you can absolutely proceed with a copy of a Last Will and Testament and we recommend that our Clients make multiple copies, and keep electronic copies of their estate planning documents.

Contact your insurance company immediately and report the loss. Typically your standard Homeowners policy will also require that you take steps to mitigate the damages. Those steps will vary on a case by case basis. Further, you are not required to be a professional remediator, however if it is possible to take simple steps to prevent the continued damage you should try to do so. Never ignore what could be a potential claim or you run the risk of losing coverage.

A Proof of loss is a sworn form that is often required based on the subject policy of insurance. The Proof of Loss is a statement that must be notarized and sets forth some of the essential known facts about the loss.