What Is The Role Of A Personal Representative In Probate?
By: Robert J. Myers, Esq. In this article, the role of the personal representative in probate will be examined. A personal representative is a person or entity that is appointed by the Probate Court to be the overseer of the administration of a deceased person’s estate. A personal representative is required by the Probate Court to make sure that the deceased’s estate is administered in accordance with Florida law. Generally, a personal representative is obligated to identify, accumulate and protect those assets which are part of the probate estate. This process is also known as the marshalling of probate assets. Because the personal representative has a duty to the beneficiaries of the probate estate to protect assets in the estate, this responsibility is court-supervised by the filing of an inventory with the Probate Court. A personal representative is required to publish a “Notice of Administration” in a newspaper of local circulation. This notice specified who the personal represent
