{"id":6359,"date":"2022-02-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourfloridaprobatelawyer.com\/?p=6359"},"modified":"2022-02-12T12:23:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T17:23:40","slug":"who-inherits-when-no-will-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourfloridaprobatelawyer.com\/who-inherits-when-no-will-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Inherits When There is No Will in Florida? – The Answers You Need"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Florida Probate Code includes provisions exclusively set forth to govern cases involving intestacy \u2013 situations wherein someone died without a will<\/a>. According to state law, “any part of the estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by will passes to the decedent’s heirs” (as prescribed by Fla. Stat. \u00a7732).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep reading to find out who inherits the assets of someone who died intestate in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Primarily, the decedent’s surviving spouse has the preference during the distribution of assets that comprise an intestate estate. As listed by Florida Statutes \u00a7732.102, “the intestate share of the surviving spouse is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the deceased person left no surviving spouse or part of the intestate estate is not passing to the surviving spouse, Florida law<\/a> provides a specific order of preference to determine who will inherit the assets within the intestate estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Florida Statutes \u00a7732.103, the assets held within an intestate estate that does not pass to the decedent’s surviving spouse descends as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still, in case none of these options are available, the intestate estate must be divided between the decedent’s paternal and maternal kindred. Florida Statutes \u00a7732.103 (4) provide that “one-half of which shall go to the decedent’s paternal, and the other half to the decedent’s maternal, kindred in the following order:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the intestate estate cannot be distributed to the decedent’s paternal and maternal kindred, the letter of law states that “if any of the descendants of the decedent’s great-grandparents were Holocaust victims (Fla. Stat. 626.9543(3)(a)) (…)” then the assets must go to the descendants of the deceased person\u2019s great-grandparents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Waste no time with uncertainty. Call Attorneys Romy B. Jurado<\/a> and Diana C. Collazos<\/a> at (305) 921-0976<\/a> or email Romy@juradolawfirm.com<\/a> to schedule a consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Florida Probate Code includes provisions exclusively set forth to govern cases involving intestacy \u2013 situations wherein someone died without…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Who inherits when there is no will in Florida? Click here to find out. 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Inheritance Preference in Intestacy – Determining the Share of Other Heirs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Inheritance Preference in Intestacy – Special Cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Who Inherits When There is No Will in Florida? – Call Your Florida Probate Lawyer Today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n