[WSBAPT] Florida property deed question

[Sarah J. Dion]

Nestor Garfinkel, who is on this listserv, is admitted in FL and is very helpful with matters there!

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Hello, list!  I have some clients (three siblings) whose parents (both deceased) had a life estate in a property in Florida, which passed to the kids as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. Since there are numerous properties all over the US, the adult kids have all determined that this Florida property should go entirely to one of the siblings (let's call him Bob), rather than to all three.

Question - and I know that this probably has to be generic since it's a question about Florida law, but is it best practice to file a death certificate and have the property transferred to the three siblings first, then to Bob, to keep the record of title clear?

Second question - does anyone know any services that can assist with this process?  Or should our office risk doing it ourselves and having it kicked back for errors in the margins, etc.?

Any guidance is very appreciated!

Best,

Kira M. Rubel

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