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Originally Posted by dwsommer330
My wife and I now own a house here in the Villages as well as in Michigan and plan to, at least for the next several years, be snowbirds. We currently have wills but not living trusts. It is my understanding that, should something happen to one of us, the Florida home (at least while we are Michigan residents) would have to go through probate which may be expensive and time consuming. As we are thinking of selling, and replacing, our Michigan residence, I think the time might also be right to create living trusts.
Here is my question — does anyone have experience with the execution (after a spouses or close relative’s death?) of an out-of-state living trust ? If so, was the out-of-state living trust recognized in Florida so as to avoid probate? Does the living trust really need to be drafted by a Florida attorney or are living trusts drafted by out of state attorneys just as good? Thanks in advance for your input
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As a Michigan person the best advice is to seek an attorney in Michigan as most of them are licensed in multiple states.thete is the issue of probate and also most legal issues here are settled through arbitration with a 2 yr filing date on civil cases. Please use an attorney up north and get a free visit so you can interview at least 2. Also if the library is open up north do some research in your own. Many things are told to folks here that are not set in stone but they profit off of naive folks.
Good luck.