As I’ve written before, under Florida law you don’t need to actually
Continue Reading Son of wanted Nazi wants him declared deadWill contest casts a shadow on a prominent St. Petersburg estate-planning lawyer who stands to gain millions
Tampa probate litigator Russell R. Winer was kind enough to point me
Continue Reading Will contest casts a shadow on a prominent St. Petersburg estate-planning lawyer who stands to gain millions
Why Do Lawyers Lie? One Word: Narcissism
As a self confessed trusts-and-estates “law geek”, I obviously believe courts (and thus
Probate litigation UK style: where there’s a will there’s a war
I’ve written before about the upswing in trusts-and-estates litigation in this country
Continue Reading Probate litigation UK style: where there’s a will there’s a war
Pre-death will contests: Can guardianship litigation preempt a will contest?
Florida law couldn’t be clearer, F.S. 732.518 tells us in no uncertain
Continue Reading Pre-death will contests: Can guardianship litigation preempt a will contest?George Washington on Arbitration of Probate Disputes
For no reason other than I find this bit of historical/T&E crossover
Continue Reading George Washington on Arbitration of Probate Disputes
Probate court reversed for improperly dismissing a petition to probate a lost or destroyed will
LaCalle v. Barquin, — So.2d —-, 2008 WL 3358300 (Fla. 3d DCA Aug
Continue Reading Probate court reversed for improperly dismissing a petition to probate a lost or destroyed will
4th DCA: Spotty evidentiary record = reversal of trust beneficiary’s attorney’s fee award
New legislation: Payment of trustee attorneys’ fees when defending breach of duty claims; trustees have new affirmative notice obligations
Payment of trustee attorneys’ fees when defending breach-of-duty claims has been a