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My sister died in November of 2013 without an will. Her life insurance co. is asking me for an estate because she left no beneficiary listed on her policy. I contact the local Probate court per the request of the Life Ins co. They told me to I need to file a formal or summary administration petition. What type of estate I need to setup Or file what petition?
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Here's a helpful link that explains the probate process in FL.
http://www.floridabar.org/tfb/TFBConsum.nsf/0a92a6dc28e76ae58525700a005d0d53/92f75229484644c985256b2f006c5a7a?OpenDocument
While a summary administration may be possible, I think you will need to file a formal administration since an insurance company will probably only deal with a person appointed as personal representative of the estate. Personal representatives are appointed in formal administrations only.
Note: You will have to get an attorney if you want to file any petition for administration with the court.
Answered on Jan 07th, 2014 at 3:51 PM