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Originally Posted by MsSurfer
A friend in Maryland has been having difficulty for several years trying to transfer title of real estate located in Indian Lake Estates, Polk County. Original owners (parents) passed many years ago. She claims she has given the County all the documents requested over the past several years, but now the County has advised her any changes to title requires Florida probate. Can anyone recommend a lawyer or offer advice on what is required or where to start on getting title transferred? Any help or suggestions are appreciated, thank you.
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A good friend of mine who is now deceased went thru this. He was in New Jersey and an Aunt in South Florida died. An attorney got ahold of probation the estate. He ripped off the estate for thousands. My friend hired an attorney in New Jersey and was able to stop the ripoff. The South Florida attorney ended up fleeing to Canada. There is something called a "ladybird deed" in Florida. It is a deed that stipulates transfer upon death to the named heir. It is recorded and when you pass the heir simply has to go to courthouse with a death certificate and they will transfer the property to them. It's a good way to avoid probate.