Rotonda, FL Estate Planning Law Firms & Lawyers

First and foremost, you should get a Florida lawyer to assist you in this matter. You can send the Will to the probate court in the county/circuit where your father resided and the Court will safeguard the Will for the future probate administration. You should really try to speak with your sister and get her to comply with your father's wishes by having her to begin the process of administering the Will through probate. If she refuses, then you can retain counsel and petition the Court to administer the Estate and be named the personal representative (i.e. Executor).

First of all you have title to the house and are the owner, so don't be scared of losing the house. Secondly, obtain yourself legal counsel to have the person removed from the house, so you can move forward. Don't let him attempt to make you feel guilty. The attorney should be one who specializes in unlawful detainer actions for removal of renters or freeloaders.

To settle an estate outside of probate, the property value has to be under $15,000. Otherwise, probate is required but can be unsupervised/informal so long as heirs aren't disagreeing. A qualified probate attorney can probably have such a probate done within about six months.