DIMITROFF v. TAYLOR

No. 94-01020.

651 So.2d 131 (1995)

Eldon August DIMITROFF, Lorraine Catherine Dimitroff and David Dimitroff, Appellants, v. The Honorable Peter J.T. TAYLOR, Judge of the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, in and for Hillsborough County, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 10, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Warda, Clearwater, for appellants.

No appearance for appellee.


QUINCE, Judge.

The Dimitroffs appeal the trial court's denial of their petition for family administration of the estate of their deceased son/brother. The trial court denied the petition based on Florida Probate Rule 5.030(a), which requires the personal representative of most estates to be represented by an attorney. We reverse because attorney representation is not necessary under the circumstances of this case.

The parents and brother of the decedent filed...

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