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  2. Uniform Simultaneous Death Act - Wikipedia

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    The Uniform Simultaneous Death Act is a uniform act enacted in some U.S. states to alleviate the problem of simultaneous death in determining inheritance.. The Act specifies that, if two or more people die within 120 hours of one another, and no will or other document provides for this situation explicitly, each is considered to have predeceased the others.

  3. Elective share - Wikipedia

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    The elective share in Florida gives a surviving spouse 30% of the elective estate, which includes all property owned by the decedent, property given away within one year of death, property inside a revocable trust (also known as a living trust), and pay on death accounts. [1] The Florida homestead property of the decedent, whether owned by the ...

  4. Uniform Probate Code - Wikipedia

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    As the Florida appellate court pointed out, "[w]e cannot rewrite Florida probate law to accommodate a Michigan attorney more familiar with the Uniform Probate Code." [ 4 ] The Uniform Law Commission does not list Florida as one of the states that has adopted the Uniform Probate Code.

  5. Just How Hard Is It to Settle a Small Estate in Florida? - AOL

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    Florida provides two ways to settle small estates without going through the often time-consuming and costly process of probate. A procedure called Disposition of Personal Property Without ...

  6. Simultaneous death - Wikipedia

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    Simultaneous death is a problem of inheritance which occurs when two people (sometimes referred to as commorientes) die at, or very near, the same time, and at least one of them is entitled to part or all of the other's estate on their death. This is usually the result of an un-natural death occurring from events such as an accident, a homicide ...

  7. Lapse and anti-lapse - Wikipedia

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    In jurisdictions which have adopted the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act, or the 1991 version of the Uniform Probate Code (but not the previous Uniform Probate Code), any devisee who dies within 120 hours after the testator is legally considered to have died before the testator. In such jurisdictions, only a devisee who survives more than 120 ...

  8. How Much Will Probate Cost Me? - AOL

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    Probate is the process of proving a will and settling an estate after an individual (decedent) dies. The cost of probate depends on several factors. One of the most significant is the state in ...

  9. Community property in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Case law and applicable formulas vary among community property jurisdictions to apply to these and many other situations, to determine and divide community and separate property interest in such a residence and other property. Community property issues often arise in divorce proceedings and disputes after the death of one spouse.