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| HOW TO EXAMINE PROBATE COURT FILES |
INTRODUCTION
Your relationship with our firm will involve visiting the
Probate Court on a regular basis, usually at least once a week, to check the recently
filed estates numerically, in order to ascertain if there are any cases which may be of
interest to us. We strongly suggest that the first time you visit a Court, you go back a
period of about three months time. This will allow you to catch up and help familiarize
you with the files and forms. When you have completed your search, write down the last
number you checked and thereafter, simply start where you left off. If you really wish to
do a thorough job, write down any missing numbers in case a file has been signed out and
either ask for them or wait until you return again. If you can check more than one Court
regularly, please let us know which ones.
DETAILED INFORMATION
There are primarily two types of cases that you
will come across: Testate (cases in which there is a Will) and Intestate (cases in which
there is no Will).
In each file you will find a form that lists the names and addresses of the relatives and their relationship to the person who died (Decedent). This is called the Petition, and is the most important document to you in the file.
If the petition says that the relatives are: unknown, missing, addresses unknown, cousins, aunts, uncles, stepchildren, in-laws, or the addresses are incomplete, fill out our probate form and mail or fax it to us immediately. If the value of the case is in excess of $10,000, after you have completed the form, go to a phone and call us immediately. You may use our toll free number 1-888-2INHERIT (1-888-246-4374). If possible, call from the courthouse in case we need additional information, but don't let others overhear your conversations or see your paperwork!! This is a highly competitive business. Our toll free fax number is 1-800-410-5665.
You might also find several other types of cases mixed in with the testate and intestate matters. Sometimes these are called: Caveats, Petitions to Open a Safe Deposit Box, Alcoholics, Adoptions, Change of Name, Guardianships and Incompetencies. Caveats are cases filed by a creditor because there usually are no known relatives and the creditor wants to protect some money due him. Petitions to Open a Safe Deposit Box are cases that are filed because the person who died has a bank safe deposit box and it needs to be opened to see if there is a will. Guardianships and Incompetencies are cases in which a person is still living, but is either mentally or physically incapable. Let us know about these if the value is in excess of $50,000. Do not bother with any other type of case.
COMPENSATIONYour commission will be paid directly to you in full without any deductions, at the same time that we receive our fee. For example, if an estate is valued at $50,000 and we enter into a forty-percent fee with the heirs, and there are no other companies with whom we may be obligated to share our fee, when the case is distributed you will receive $1000.
As you can see, this can be a very lucrative source of additional income with no investment on your part other than your time of an hour or so weekly in the clean pleasant surroundings of a courthouse.
URGENCY
Note: Please Make Duplicate Copies Of The Enclosed Probate And Death Record Forms As Needed
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Please click on the links below to print out the required forms.Probate Record Information Form
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HARVEY E. MORSE, P.A.
2435 South Ridgewood Avenue
South Daytona, FL 32119
info@probate.com
| Phone: (386) 760-5000 | or toll-free 1-800-410-4347 |
| Fax: (386) 760-6400 | or toll free 1-800-410-5665 |
