Wills, Estates and Personal Representatives
Sidney Lawrence is domiciled in Ellicott City, Maryland where his permanent home is located. He has a winter home in Daytona Beach, Florida. After his death, an estate is opened in the probate court in Howard County, Maryland by the Personal Representative named in Sidney’s Will Do you see any problem(s) with Sidney being able to complete and finalize this estate in Howard County, Maryland only? Why or why not?
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Completing and finalizing the estate in only Howard County, Maryland will face some problems because Sidney Lawrence owned another property in Florida which has different probate laws that those in Maryland. Among the problems is that according to Florida probate laws, even if the personal representative had been appointed in the decedent’s home state in this case which is…
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