The Florida Trust Code provides that “the trustee shall keep the qualified beneficiaries of the trust reasonably informed of the trust and its administration.” Fla. Stat. § 736.0813.  The trustee owes a duty to inform and account. The trustee’s duties to each qualified beneficiary include but are not limited…

A probate estate may be re-opened after it has been closed and the personal representative has been discharged for several reasons. If assets are discovered after an estate is closed, the estate may be reopened to probate the recently discovered assets. See, e.g., Continental Motors, Inc. v. Rosenthal, 278 So.…

Under Florida law, attorneys for personal representatives shall be entitled to reasonable compensation payable from estate assets without court order.  See, Fla. Stat. § 733.6171(1). Florida law requires that an estate have both a personal representative and an attorney during the administration of an estate. The attorney requirement may be…

Comiter, Singer, Baseman & Braun, LLP, is thrilled to announce that Senior Counsel, Mark R. Brown, has been made partner. As partner, Mr. Brown’s practice will continue to focus on wills and trusts, domicile planning, probate administration, and sophisticated estate tax and income planning. Mr. Brown is board certified in…

A personal representative is the individual or trust company who is appointed by the Court to settle the affairs of the deceased and guide the estate through probate. Personal representatives are entitled to compensation when serving in this fiduciary capacity.  Florida personal representatives are entitled to a commission based on…