probate

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In Washington state, community property with right of survivorship avoids probate and has a step-up in basis.

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Once a valid will is discovered, Florida law requires it to be submitted to the probate court, even if it is decades old and/or contradicts how the estate was probated.

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It may be possible to seek the imposition of a constructive trust, file an equitable accounting claim, or reopen probate based on newly discovered evidence.

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If this property is indeed still titled in your parents’ names, and was never actually deeded to the trust, it could still be a probate asset under the executor’s control.

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Such a trust would help your family avoid probate after your mother is gone.

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