What is the name of your state? Florida
My son passed away in June of 2006. He left no will. He was single and had no siblings. His mother and I am his only survivors. I hired an attorney and paid her on August 4, 2006 to handle the probate of his estate. She assured me the whole process would take no longer than two to six months at the worst case scenario. In Florida it is considered a small estate. He left a home with a remortgage that became effective three days before his death and nothing else of value. I have been making payments on the home in an effort not to lose it. The mortgage is through a company that is charging a 13% interest rate. I told her several times that the mortgage payment was not easy for me to make. I have got nothing but the run around averytime I contact my attorney and excuses of more papers I have to sign. On tow ocassions I know I have signed the same document twice. I have never been contacted by her. I have always been very professional in my dealings with her.
On the 1st of February I went to her office and again got the runaround. On that day I told her I would like to know exactly when she filed the probate process with the court. I did not get an answer just the run around. I emailed her on the 4th of February and told her I would personally go to the court house on the 8th of Feb as I had other business downtown. I stated that I was aware that all probate actions filed were logged in and date stamped as I had called the court house. I got an email from her, no phone call, on the 6th of February telling me she had filed it on the 5th of February 2007. She had all of the information, all paperwork in order for six months and several days before she ever filed it with the Probate Court. This cost me over $ six figures in mortgage payments that I have had to scrape up each month. I feel as though she has possibly cost me a lot of unnesessary mortgage payments. I could have refinanced the home at 6-1/2% and had it sold. I feel if I had not told her I was going to check myself she would have never filed.
Is this typical? I am just having a hard time holding my tounge
Thanks for any input,
Rusty
My son passed away in June of 2006. He left no will. He was single and had no siblings. His mother and I am his only survivors. I hired an attorney and paid her on August 4, 2006 to handle the probate of his estate. She assured me the whole process would take no longer than two to six months at the worst case scenario. In Florida it is considered a small estate. He left a home with a remortgage that became effective three days before his death and nothing else of value. I have been making payments on the home in an effort not to lose it. The mortgage is through a company that is charging a 13% interest rate. I told her several times that the mortgage payment was not easy for me to make. I have got nothing but the run around averytime I contact my attorney and excuses of more papers I have to sign. On tow ocassions I know I have signed the same document twice. I have never been contacted by her. I have always been very professional in my dealings with her.
On the 1st of February I went to her office and again got the runaround. On that day I told her I would like to know exactly when she filed the probate process with the court. I did not get an answer just the run around. I emailed her on the 4th of February and told her I would personally go to the court house on the 8th of Feb as I had other business downtown. I stated that I was aware that all probate actions filed were logged in and date stamped as I had called the court house. I got an email from her, no phone call, on the 6th of February telling me she had filed it on the 5th of February 2007. She had all of the information, all paperwork in order for six months and several days before she ever filed it with the Probate Court. This cost me over $ six figures in mortgage payments that I have had to scrape up each month. I feel as though she has possibly cost me a lot of unnesessary mortgage payments. I could have refinanced the home at 6-1/2% and had it sold. I feel if I had not told her I was going to check myself she would have never filed.
Is this typical? I am just having a hard time holding my tounge
Thanks for any input,
Rusty