As practitioners we use heuristics—mental shortcuts or “rules of thumb”—all the time
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Will contests and evidentiary presumptions
“[P]ost mortem squabblings and contests on mental condition . . . have
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Is a Personal Representative personally liable for damages exceeding the value of the estate when caused by their breach of fiduciary duty?
Creditor claims against an estate must be paid to the extent allowed
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Is a post-death arbitration award subject to our probate code’s ultra-short creditor filing deadlines?
Not all payment demands against a probate estate are created equal. Some
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Is $8.9 million a reasonable reserve amount for a removed trustee? Who decides? A judge or jury?
If you’re a trustee, you can’t just quit and walk away leaving
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Who decides who decides? Your trust protector or a judge?
It used to be so simple. Back in the day trust lawyers
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If a non-resident dies with real estate in Florida, can your probate judge transfer your probate proceeding out of Florida?
Increasing numbers of people have connections with one country, but live and
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Is a contractually required inheritance payment deductible for estate tax purposes?
It’s not uncommon for a trusts and estates litigator to wake up
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Does a trustee’s breach of fiduciary duty — without evidence of fraud or malice — warrant punitive damages?
In 2022 the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure changed to allow district
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Creative Strategies for Defending Cases Involving Tortious Interference With Inheritance Expectation Claims
Dan Seigel is an experienced trusts and estates litigator who just published
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