Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida

Re: Publication upon Death

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When a person dies, an estate is filed. If the value of the estate is over a certain amount formal administration is required. Publication of a Notice to Creditors

is required to extinguish any debts. Any creditor must file a claim withing 90 days of the first publication or it is barred. If you do not file an estate or if you file but fail to publish for any reason, then claims are valid for up to two years from the date of death.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: death

The notice that is published is to protect the estate from claims. It shortens the period of limitations to make a claim against the estate.