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Dictionary of Commonly Used Terms in the Florida Probate Code
Probate in Florida Pamphlet from the Florida Bar 
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Florida Power of Attorney Pamphlet from the Florida Bar

Florida Power of Attorney Pamphlet from the Florida Bar

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What is a Power of Attorney? 
A Power of Attorney is a legal document delegating authority from one person to another. In the document, the maker of the Power of Attorney (the “principal”) grants the right to act on the maker’s behalf to an agent. What authority is granted depends on the specific language of the Power of Attorney. A person giving a Power of Attorney may make it very broad or may limit it to certain specific acts. Read more...

Probate in Florida Pamphlet from the Florida Bar

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1. WHAT IS PROBATE? Probate is a court-supervised process for identifying and gathering the assets of a deceased person (decedent), paying the decedent’s debts, and distributing the decedent’s assets to his or her beneficiaries. In general, the decedent’s assets are used first to pay the cost of the probate proceeding, then are used to pay the decedent’s outstanding debts, and the remainder is distributed to the decedent’s beneficiaries. Read more...

Dictionary of Commonly Used Terms in the Florida Probate Code

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These are the definitions, as accepted by the Florida Legislature, for some of the terms found in the Florida Probate Code. Read more...

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