The will contest reported on in Surrogate Rejects Will Leaving $5 Million
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Senate Eyes Estate Tax in Budget Debate
Writing here back in November of 2006 I predicted that permanent reform of the
Court says NO to appeal of spousal-elective-share order
Trenchard v. Gray, — So.2d —-, 2007 WL 837294 (Fla. 2d DCA Mar
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Dependent relative revocation doctrine + prior wills = no standing to sue
In re Estate of Coukos, 947 So.2d 1290, 32 Fla. L.
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Woman’s Search for Her Birth Mother Leads to Share of Jell-O Fortune
When reading the linked-to story keep two Florida-law points in mind.
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Bankruptcy court says NO to equitable lien on homestead property
Judge Involved in Anna Nicole Smith Case Cited for Marijuana
Unfortunately, the Florida trial judges involved in the Anna Nicole Smith proceedings
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The former lesbian partner of the granddaughter of the founder of I.B.M. is seeking a share of an inherited fortune
Estate planning is challenging because planners are asked to anticipate issues that
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Good news from the bankruptcy front: homestead in a revocable trust remains protected
I previously wrote here about Engelke v. Estate of Engelke, a
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Another estate plan hits the dust: testator’s personal property right’s lose out to heir’s homestead rights
Cutler v. Cutler, — So.2d —-, 2007 WL 601866 (Fla. 3d
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