Carrie Felice

Carrie is a skilled attorney, contributing 16+ years of professional experience to the Elder Needs Law team and enabling us to service our Probate clients with complete confidence. Additionally, Carrie brings knowledge and experience in Real Estate law, that will be of tremendous value to probate clients’ liquidation of real property assets requirements. With the addition of Carrie, our firm can provide a broader range of top-level services, care and expertise to our clients and offer a skilled legal resource with the years of experience that enables her to employ the empathy and patience required to assist with families in crisis…families in mourning.

Carrie Felice earned her Masters Degree in Public Policy from Regent University-Virginia Beach and her Juris Doctorate from Regent University School of Law-Virginia Beach. She was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2005 and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2013.

Carrie is currently a member of the Real Property Probate and Trust Law section of the Florida Bar, Hernando County Bar Association, Attorney’s Title Fund, and is an Affiliate Business Partner of the Hernando County Association of Realtors. Carrie serves the entire State of Florida.

Regent University School of Law

J.D. (2005) | Law

Regent University

M.A. (2003) | Public Policy

Henderson State University

B.A. (1995) | Public Administration

Partner

Elder Needs Law

2022 - Current

Attorney

The Hogan Law Firm LLC

2014 - 2022

Senior Attorney

Southwest Florida Water Management District

2006 - 2014

Adjunct Instructor

Tidewater Community College

2004 - 2012

Instructor

The Princeton Review

2002 - 2004

Admissions Assistant

Regent University School of Law

2001 - 2003

Student Programs Coordinator

Henderson State University

1999 - 2000

Managing Director

Century Campus Housing Management

1996 - 1999

Sunshine Law Refresher, Industrial and Public Supply Joint Advisory Committee, Southwest Florida Water Management District

2014

Good Rating

Avvo

2023

Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar

Member

Current

Attorney's Title Fund

Member

Current

Florida State Bar  # 14292

Member

2005 - Current

Arkansas

Arkansas Judiciary

Since 2011

Florida

The Florida Bar

ID Number: 14292

Since 2005

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

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Q. My grandfather passed and has 4 children. He had a will but it is not signed. What happens?

March 24, 2022

A: Unfortunately, an unsigned Will is invalid (it doesn't matter if everyone agrees, although they may be able to disclaim their interest down the road if they so desire). If an original properly signed/witnessed Last Will and Testament cannot be located (preferably with a self-proving affidavit), then the deceased will be deemed to have passed "intestate." Intestate just means without a Will.

At that point Florida's intestacy statute determines who is to inherit (Fla Stat. 732.101 et seq) depending on who has survived:

For example:

- if there is a spouse (only marriage): all to the surviving spouse.

- if there is a surviving spouse and children from another relationship: spouse gets 1/2 and the children share remaining 1/2

- if there are surviving children, but no spouse, then all split evenly among the children.

(there are other fact patterns provided in the statute, but the above are some of the most common that we see).

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