As a Tampa, Land O’ Lakes, Lutz, Wesley Chapel (and surrounding areas) Probate Attorney, I am hired to represent you as the personal representative (or executor) in Tampa Probate Court. My objective is to assist you in the administration of the estate and to make sure it is done in the most cost-effective manner in the least amount of time. However, there are many reasons that probate can be costly and time consuming. But what is Probate? It is essentially the court-supervised process of transferring property from a decedent to the beneficiaries. There are three types of probate proceedings: Summary Administration, Formal Administration, and Disposition without Administration. To learn more about each type of administration, read our blog post, Florida Probate.