2013 . . . The Year in Review

This is my running list of significant trust, probate and guardianship related appellate opinions for 2013. If you think I've missed an important appellate decision that deserves wider notice, please let me know. As new appellate decisions are published I'll add them to the list.

All of the appellate opinions listed below are hyper-linked to a copy of the opinion and my blog post commenting on the case.

  1. Bishop v. Estate of Rossi, --- So.3d ---- 2013 WL 132449 (Fla. 5th DCA January 11, 2013) (Required findings in attorney fee orders)
  2. Sugar v. Guardianship of Stern, --- So.3d ----, 2013 WL 440122 (Fla. 3d DCA February 06, 2013) (reformation of settlement agreements)
  3. Albelo v. Southern Oak Ins. Co., --- So.3d ----, 2013 WL 440199 (Fla. 3d DCA February 06, 2013) (DPOA’s and standing to sue)
  4. Saunders v. Butler, --- So.3d ----, 2013 WL 514057 (Fla. 2d DCA February 13, 2013) (Temporary injunctions and trusts)
  5. Browning v. Poirier, --- So.3d ----, 2013 WL 842853 (Fla. 5th DCA March 08, 2013) (Lottery winnings; oral contracts)
  6. Goodman v. Goodman, --- So.3d ----, 2013 WL 1222944 (Fla. 3d DCA March 27, 2013) (adult adoption; trust beneficiary)
  7. Patrowicz v. Wolff, --- So.3d ----, 2013 WL 1352488 (Fla. 2d DCA April 05, 2013) (right to pre-production in camera inspection of privileged documents)
  8. Long v. Willis, --- So.3d ----, 2013 WL 1776705 (Fla. 2d DCA April 26, 2013) (Court’s refusal to appoint Personal Representative)
  9. Krumholz v. In re: Guardianship of H.K., --- So.3d ----, 2013 WL 1980504, (Fla. 3d DCA May 15, 2013) (Required findings of fact; guardianship incapacity order)