In re Commitment of Reilly, — So.2d —-, 2007 WL 4270584
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December 2007
3d DCA: Skipping hearing on contested petition to determine heirs is reversible error
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Griem v. Becker, — So.2d —-, 2007 WL 4482171 (Fla. 3d DCA Dec…
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US SD.FL: Court dismisses complaint v. Salvation Army as beneficiary of POD account
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UPDATE:
This is to follow up to my blog post below regarding the case…
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Notice of new probate related FL opinions: Commentary to follow:
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3d DCA: Trust agreement trumps power-of-attorney in probate litigation
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Gurfinkel v. Josi, — So.2d —-, 2007 WL 4322156 (Fla. 3d DCA Dec…
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US SD.FL: Example of POA granting power to change the named beneficiary of an insurance policy
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Liberty Life Assur. Co. of Boston v. Miller, 2007 WL 4233547…
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FL SCT: Florida will-drafting attorney at center of $1.5-million estate battle has law license suspended
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This is a follow-up to a case I previously wrote about here…
Contingent fees in probate litigation: $42 million payday upheld on appeal
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The Florida Bar ethics rules governing contingent fee agreements are found in…
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4th DCA: Fatally flawed procedural/evidentiary record leads to stunning reversal of all trial-court wins in contested guardianship proceeding
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$25 million probate battle pits Florida’s slayer statute against its pretermitted-spouse statute
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