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AV Preeminent Peer Rated Attorneys
Sebastian Residents, consider several factors when selecting a lawyer including their experience, expertise, and reputation. AV Rated Attorneys represent a distinguished group of lawyers who have received top ratings from their peers for their exceptional ethical standards and an A grade (4.5 or higher).

Tucker Mitnik P.A.

4.9
275 Reviews

  • Serving Sebastian, FL and Indian River County, Florida

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers3 awards

  • Experienced Melbourne matrimonial lawyers at Tucker Mitnik, P.A. develop an effective legal strategy and work hard to ensure a positive outcome for your case. Call us today!

  • Estate Planning LawyersFamily Law, Divorce, and 204 more

Keith A. Mitnik
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Gould Cooksey Fennell

4.8
93 Reviews

  • Serving Sebastian, FL and Indian River County, Florida

  • Law Firm with 13 lawyers2 awards

  • For more than half a century, individuals and businesses in Indian River County and the Treasurer Coast have trusted Gould Cooksey Fennell, PLLC to serve their diverse and changing... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersTrusts and Estates, Tax Law, and 23 more

William Kirk
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Law Offices of Jennifer D. Peshke, P.A.

4.3
8 Reviews

  • Serving Sebastian, FL and Indian River County, Florida

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • Passionate about serving, working, & living in Indian River County

  • Estate Planning LawyersHealth Law, General Civil Litigation, and 21 more

Jennifer D. Peshke
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Studenberg Law

4.8
16 Reviews

  • Serving Sebastian, FL and Indian River County, Florida

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • A boutique trusts & estates law firm concentrating in the areas of estate planning, probate, wills, trusts, tax & business. We are a respected community based firm with large firm... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersTrusts and Estates, Wills, and 64 more

Ganon J. Studenberg J.D., LL.M., AEP®
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Collins Brown Barkett, Chartered

4.6
118 Reviews

  • Serving Sebastian, FL and Indian River County, Florida

  • Law Firm with 14 lawyers3 awards

  • Collins Brown Barkett, Chartered provides effective legal counsel throughout the Treasure Coast area. Located in Vero Beach, our firm handles Real Estate, Family Law, Child... Read More

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Michael J. Garavaglia
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Lytal, Reiter, Smith Ivey & Fronrath

4.9
154 Reviews

  • Serving Sebastian, FL and Indian River County, Florida

  • Law Firm with 22 lawyers3 awards

  • Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath is a plaintiffs' personal injury law firm with its main office located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The firm assists clients and referring... Read More

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Stephen Kagan
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McCarthy, Summers, Wood, Norman, Melby & Schultz, P.A.

4.7
66 Reviews

  • Serving Sebastian, FL and Indian River County, Florida

  • Law Firm with 13 lawyers2 awards

  • Integrity. Dedication. Solutions.

  • Estate Planning LawyersCivil Practice, Real Estate, and 20 more

Nicola J. Melby
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VanDeVoorde Hall Law, P.L.

  • 1327 North Central Avenue, Sebastian, FL 32958

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Steven A. Long, P.A.

  • 1317 North Central Avenue, Sebastian, FL 32958-1607

Leon G. Nichols, P.A.

  • 705 Sebastian, Blvd., Ste. D, Sebastian, FL 32958-4084

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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

What are my duties and rights as an executor of fathers will?

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Answered by attorney James P Frederick (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Frederick & Frederick Attorneys at Law
More information is needed. How were the accounts titled? Were they in joint names or in your father's name alone? If they were in your father's name alone, your mother's actions were illegal. You are not actually the executor, (we call them Personal Representatives in Michigan), unless and until you have been appointed by the probate court, to serve as such. If there are no other assets, it is likely that your mother would have been entitled to the money, anyway. So this may be a situation where, although she acted improperly, there is no harm, no foul.
More information is needed. How were the accounts titled? Were they in joint names or in your father's name alone? If they were in your father's name alone, your mother's actions were illegal. You are not actually the executor, (we call them Personal Representatives in Michigan), unless and until you have been appointed by the probate court, to serve as such. If there are no other assets, it is likely that your mother would have been entitled to the money, anyway. So this may be a situation where, although she acted improperly, there is no harm, no foul.
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Is there a way to force someone to sell the homes in an estate if they weren't left to me?

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Answered by attorney Robert James Slotkin (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Robert J. Slotkin
You need to open a probate file in your county. Unless there was a will that says otherwise, you should petition to be the executrix (called personal representative). As execurtrix, you can force sale of the homes. If there is already an estate and you re not executrix, you can schedule a hearing with the judge and ask him to force a distribution. Estates are required to be closed in a year, so it should be wrapped up. Once you get your share of the houses, you can force a sale through a partition action, a court proceeding which requires a sale of property if one co-owner requests it.
You need to open a probate file in your county. Unless there was a will that says otherwise, you should petition to be the executrix (called personal representative). As execurtrix, you can force sale of the homes. If there is already an estate and you re not executrix, you can schedule a hearing with the judge and ask him to force a distribution. Estates are required to be closed in a year, so it should be wrapped up. Once you get your share of the houses, you can force a sale through a partition action, a court proceeding which requires a sale of property if one co-owner requests it.
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If my dad died has a wife 2 biological children but the step kids are trying to control the estate what can be done

Terry Lynn Garrett
Answered by attorney Terry Lynn Garrett
Estate Planning lawyer at The Garrett Law Firm, PLLC
They have nothing to do with it.  If your father left a Will, take it to a local probate attorney.  If he did not, ask a local probate attorney to help you distribute his estate to his heirs.
They have nothing to do with it.  If your father left a Will, take it to a local probate attorney.  If he did not, ask a local probate attorney to help you distribute his estate to his heirs.
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