January 2009

The Cutler En Banc Opinion: Is the Third DCA Eroding the Protection Afforded to Heirs Who Are to Receive Devises of Florida Homestead?

By Juan C. Antúnez on January 29, 2009

The Winter 2009 edition of ActionLine contains a short article entitled The Cutler…

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Tax Results of Settling Disputes Involving Marital-Deduction (QTIP) Trusts

By Juan C. Antúnez on January 26, 2009

A "QTIP trust" allows a person’s estate to receive a 100% estate-tax marital deduction for…

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1st DCA: power of attorney authorized execution of binding arbitration agreement

By Juan C. Antúnez on January 18, 2009

Five Points Health Care, Ltd. v. Mallory, — So.2d —-, 2008…
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L’Affaire Madoff: what trustees and other fiduciaries need to be thinking about

By Juan C. Antúnez on January 15, 2009

At this year’s Heckerling conference in Florida one of the speakers asked…

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WSJ: Obama Plans to Keep Estate Tax

By Juan C. Antúnez on January 12, 2009

Win, lose or draw, I think all sides can agree that finality…

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Post-mediation litigation triggered by settlement agreement’s fuzzy release clause

By Juan C. Antúnez on January 3, 2009

Sandra O’Neill v. Scher, — So.2d —-, 2008 WL 5352183 (Fla.
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