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Florida needs to adopt the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act

By Juan C. Antúnez on January 27, 2022

In our increasingly mobile society, adult guardianships often involve more than one…
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Interview with an Elder Law Lawyer: Enrique Zamora

By Juan C. Antúnez on May 11, 2021

I recently reported on the Erlandsson v. Erlandsson decision and how the…

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What’s the right way and the wrong way to litigate a revocable trust while the settlor’s alive?

By Juan C. Antúnez on January 31, 2021

Attorneys faced with elderly clients sliding into incapacity grapple with daunting ethical…

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How to ethically represent disabled adults in contested guardianship proceedings

By Juan C. Antúnez on November 24, 2020

One of the most confoundingly difficult challenges we all face as trusts…

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A civil dispute over guardianship

By Juan C. Antúnez on June 22, 2020

First filed in 2014, this contested guardianship proceeding has dragged on in…

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What’s it take to prove criminal “intent” in exploitation of the elderly cases?

By Juan C. Antúnez on March 25, 2019

The bread and butter work of most probate litigators includes breach of…
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2018 Legislative Update: Elder Law and Guardianship (+ Backstories)

By Juan C. Antúnez on November 13, 2018

Here’s my summary of what happened legislatively in 2018 on the elder…
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When do you have to give notice if you’re trying to get your attorney’s fees paid from a trust under F.S. 736.1005?

By Juan C. Antúnez on November 13, 2017

If you’re the trustee of a trust, F.S. 736.0816(20) tells us you’re…
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Marriage, Guardianships . . . and the Power of Framing

By Juan C. Antúnez on October 4, 2017

Smith v. Smith, — So.3d —-, 2017 WL 3774702 (Fla. August…
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4th DCA: Love and marriage in contested Florida guardianships

By Juan C. Antúnez on December 12, 2016

Smith v. Smith, — So.3d —-, 2016 WL 803625 (Fla. 4th…
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