{"id":7276,"date":"2022-09-02T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourfloridaprobatelawyer.com\/?p=7276"},"modified":"2023-02-13T10:41:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T15:41:46","slug":"who-gets-paid-first-from-an-estate-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourfloridaprobatelawyer.com\/who-gets-paid-first-from-an-estate-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Gets Paid First From an Estate in Florida?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Florida law gives creditors a statutory period to lay claims against a deceased’s estate during probate<\/a>. The purpose is to verify the validity of the claims and permit legitimate creditors to collect from the decedent’s estate.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Is there an order of payment preference? Who gets paid first from an estate in Florida? Read on to find out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When a petition for probate is submitted to the court, the judge will appoint a personal representative<\/a> (or “executor”) to administer the deceased’s estate and conduct the distribution of assets to their rightful heirs.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the personal representative’s duties is to notify all creditors with an interest in the estate, responding or objecting to claims based on their validity. Once all claims are verified, they must be paid based on their statutory priority. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Florida Statutes \u00a7733.707 (1) specifies that “the personal representative shall pay the expenses of the administration and obligations of the decedent’s estate in the following order: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Florida Statutes \u00a7733.707 (2) provide that “after paying any preceding class, if the estate is insufficient to pay all of the next succeeding class, the creditors of the latter class shall be paid ratably in proportion to their respective claims.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n The term “ratable” refers to an estimated or apportioned distribution. In such cases, the personal representative must pay the latter creditors’ tiers in proportion to their respective claims. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Please note that not the personal representative also has the power to object to unfeasible or invalid creditors’ claims. If necessary, the personal representative can work with an expert probate attorney to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Waste no time – contact Attorneys Romy B. Jurado<\/a> and Diana C. Collazos<\/a> today by calling (305) 921-0976<\/a> or emailing Romy@juradolawfirm.com<\/a> to schedule a consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Florida law gives creditors a statutory period to lay claims against a deceased’s estate during probate. The purpose is to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Who gets paid first from an estate in Florida probate? Click here to find out. 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