In our increasingly mobile society, adult guardianships often involve more than one
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Interview with an Elder Law Lawyer: Enrique Zamora
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?
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
One of the most confoundingly difficult challenges we all face as trusts
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A civil dispute over guardianship
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?
The bread and butter work of most probate litigators includes breach of
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2018 Legislative Update: Elder Law and Guardianship (+ Backstories)
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?
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
Smith v. Smith, — So.3d —-, 2017 WL 3774702 (Fla. August
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4th DCA: Love and marriage in contested Florida guardianships
Smith v. Smith, — So.3d —-, 2016 WL 803625 (Fla. 4th
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