Probate and Estate Administration

Probate is the legal process by which a person's will is validated by the Probate Court. The provisions of the will dictate how the individual's debts are paid and assets are distributed upon death. Estate administration includes the probate process as well as non-probate transfers of the deceased's assets, such as life insurance, annuities, qualified plans, and trust assets and compliance with applicable estate tax requirements.

David F. Hanley, P.A. assists the personal representative of the estate in gathering, valuing, accounting, and distributing the decedent's assets. The firm assures that all steps are properly taken in order to carry out the decedent's intent in accordance with Florida law.  David F. Hanley, P.A. often undertakes primary and ancillary probate services for out-of-state clients with property in Florida, and can prepare the appropriate documents to release liens on a decedent's real estate.