As practitioners we use heuristics—mental shortcuts or “rules of thumb”—all the time
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Of heirs property and lady bird deeds
Heirs property generally refers to family-owned property inherited by multiple generations without
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When is a homestead waiver … not a homestead waiver?
Is a homestead order entered by a probate judge lacking jurisdictional authority binding on third parties?
Sometimes third parties who had no knowledge of a family’s probate proceeding
Continue Reading Is a homestead order entered by a probate judge lacking jurisdictional authority binding on third parties?Does a signed “consent” = “written agreement” to altering your share of an estate?
Most probate proceedings are uncontested family affairs. In almost all respects that’s
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Can “excusable neglect” get you an extension to file a late homestead election?
One of the basic building blocks of Florida probate law is the
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Can a co-op be homestead property? (Part II)
The key to understanding this case is recognizing that one word —
Continue Reading Can a co-op be homestead property? (Part II)Is “unjust enrichment” enough to pierce Florida’s homestead shield?
Flinn v. Doty, — So.3d —-, 2017 WL 923508 (Fla. 4th
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So who gets to occupy the decedent’s contested real estate?
Contested probate proceedings often revolve around conflicting claims to specific property that’s
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Lyons v. Lyons, — So.3d —-, 2014 WL 5460621 (Fla. 4th
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