Phillip William Gunthert

Phillip Gunthert is an experienced Estate Planning & Probate attorney based in Central Florida who handles matters throughout the state of Florida.

After working for another firm, he founded his practice in 2011, with the guiding principles of wanting to provide accessible counsel to those seeking guidance & direction regarding both advance planning of estate matters and probate matters, in a down-to-earth and understandable manner. His testimonials endorse his commitment to his clients and his area of expertise.

When Phillip is not practicing law, he can be found spending time with his wife & 2 young children, catching up with rugby or watching Sci Fi.

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  Free general consultations; if documents submitted for review, hourly billing will apply at a reduced rate to take into account the preparation time and consultation time.
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• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  Hourly and Flat-fee $0-$350 per hour

Florida

Since 2011

Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law

(2004)

The Florida Bar  # 0087575

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Q. What are my legal options with a signed will for a dog and home?

February 24, 2025

A: I am very sorry for your loss of your friend, please accept my condolences. You will need to have a probate attorney look at the Will in order to determine if it is valid and enforceable, generally it will need to have two witnesses and the signature of the testator (the deceased). The property deed will also need to be reviewed, based on how the property is held my matter as well or determine ownership. Your starting point would be a probate and to get a probate done, so getting any of the above specifics together will help, but the probate attorney can help as well with the deed and death certificate without cause of death if you have not secured or have copies of those items.

Q. What does 'Effect Of Adoption' mean in a will?

February 23, 2025

A: It usually means that any legally adopted children are treated in the same manner as any biological children, you likely need to have it reviewed and or explained by your current attorney or another estate planning attorney. The adoption language is indeed generic/boiler plate language often as a "what if or just in case scenario", often it ends up not being applicable and is ignored because there are no adopted children. The issue arises in second marriages often.

Q. How to remove my name from both deed and mortgage in Florida?

February 22, 2025

A: You can easily enough be removed from any deed, I would not encourage that until and unless your friend refinances and gets you off of the loan and you are paid anything you are owed, if anything. Removing yourself from the deed and not getting you removed from loan will leave you responsible with now ownership otherwise, I would encourage you to get your friend to look into a refinance to get you removed, you were needed as security co-signor for a reason, lenders will not easily remove you.