If you are the owner of real estate in more than one state, more than one probate proceeding might be required.<\/p>\n
Two probates might be required when someone lived in one state but left individually owned real estate in a different one. When that’s the case, there might need to be probate proceedings in each state. Since real estate is always regulated by the law of the state in which the property is located, not by the laws of the state in which the owner resides.<\/p>\n
For instance: Martha is a resident of Rhode Island; she resides there and also is the owner of a home and other property there. She also owns a little vacation bungalow in Florida, in which she and her husband purchased together years ago. Because her husband has passed away, the vacation bungalow solely belongs to Martha. Following her passing, there is going to probably require to be Florida probate court proceedings prior to the bungalow being transferred to Martha’s son, that is going to inherit it.<\/p>\n