Tampa Probate Lawyer

The Tampa probate attorneys at Bivins & Hemenway, P.A., represent individuals, beneficiaries, trustees and personal representatives in probate matters throughout Florida. Probate is the court process by which a will is proved to be valid or invalid. Probate is a court-supervised method for identifying and gathering the assets of a deceased person (decedent), liquidating liabilities, paying the decedent’s debts and taxes, and distributing the decedent’s assets to the beneficiaries or heirs.

Tampa probate lawyers are experienced in representing clients with all phases of probate administration, both summary administration and formal administration, including evaluation of the estate, appointment of personal representatives (known as the executor in other jurisdictions), identification of exempt property, homestead determinations, distribution, accounting and discharge.

Experienced Florida Probate Attorney

The Tampa probate lawyer advisors at Bivins & Hemenway, P.A., represent clients in connection with the difficult process of tending to the probate administration of the final affairs of deceased family and friends. If you have an issue with Tampa probate court over provisions in a will or trust, there is no greater comfort than knowing your interests are protected by an experienced Florida probate attorney.

A Florida probate lawyer represents clients involved in probate matters including:

• Ancillary Probate
• Estates
• Probate Administration
• Probate Litigation
• Probate Taxation
• Wills

Trusted Tampa Probate Litigation Attorney

Tampa probate litigation involves counseling clients with their decision to initiate a lawsuit and, once initiated, representing their interests throughout the litigation process and in the appellate and judgment phases of that process. Probate litigation includes actions for or against the personal representative of an estate, as well as improper lifetime transfers.

The Tampa probate litigation attorneys at Bivins & Hemenway, P.A., are committed to providing high-quality legal services to their clients in a timely, practical and effective manner that emphasizes value and personal attention. The Tampa probate litigation attorneys have earned an outstanding reputation for professional integrity and client satisfaction and their individual probate attorneys, probate litigators and professional staff are proud of the role they have played over the years in countless successful probate transactions in Tampa, Florida.