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Continue Reading Is a contractually required inheritance payment deductible for estate tax purposes?
It’s not uncommon for a trusts and estates litigator to wake up…
Continue Reading Is a contractually required inheritance payment deductible for estate tax purposes?In 2022 the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure changed to allow district…
Continue Reading Does a trustee’s breach of fiduciary duty — without evidence of fraud or malice — warrant punitive damages?Dan Seigel is an experienced trusts and estates litigator who just published…
Continue Reading Creative Strategies for Defending Cases Involving Tortious Interference With Inheritance Expectation ClaimsIn today’s world the vast majority of inherited wealth gets transferred from…
Continue Reading What’s a “convenience account” and why should probate attorneys care?Our probate code uses the “interested person” concept to ensure that anyone…
Continue Reading Are trustees and beneficiaries of a decedent’s trust “interested persons” of his probate estate?If you’re litigating a case and the defendant dies, the last thing…
Continue Reading Is the appointment of a personal representative a precondition to filing a rule 1.260 motion to substitute?I was recently in a contested court hearing where a smart and…
Continue Reading Constructive Trust: Remedy, Cause of Action, or Both?Choice-of-law problems involving marital property are relatively uncommon, but when they do…
Continue Reading Are Turkish testamentary marital property rights enforceable in Florida?In probate proceedings how assets are titled is a big deal. While…
Continue Reading Are assets of a decedent’s single-member LLC assets of her probate estate?Advancements in assisted reproductive technology have created a class of heirs that…
Continue Reading Can a posthumously conceived child be a beneficiary of your will?