Here’s my summary of what happened legislatively in 2018 on the elder law and guardianship front. The legislative focus this year is on preventing and/or responding to instances of elderly and vulnerable adult financial exploitation.
This is part two of …
Smith v. Smith, — So.3d —-, 2017 WL 3774702 (Fla. August 31, 2017)
How do we protect the elderly from exploitation and abuse, without sacrificing our fundamental rights as we enter old age, like the constitutionally protected right to …
Smith v. Smith, — So.3d —-, 2016 WL 803625 (Fla. 4th DCA March 2, 2016) (reversed on appeal)
One of the pleasures of publishing …
Most of the 2015 legislative changes to our Probate and Trust Codes were rolled into House Bill 343, which I reported on here. This blog post is all about …
Adelman v. Elfenbein, — So.3d —-, 2015 WL 5026178 (Fla. 4th DCA August 26, 2015)
Saadeh v. Connors, — So.3d —-, 2015 WL 3875682 (Fla. 4th DCA June 24, 2015)
The general trend in Florida (especially in the trusts and estates context) is that a third-party beneficiary of your legal services can …
In re Guardianship of O.A.M., — So.3d —-, 2013 WL 5927613 (Fla. 3d DCA November 06, 2013)
Guardianship proceedings involving minors can be especially challenging for all involved . . . including your judge. Here’s the main problem: …