Under the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act
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Prenuptial agreement vs. revocable trust: who wins?
Prenuptial agreements get litigated all the time in probate proceedings. The challenge
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Does Florida’s post-divorce automatic revocation rule for Wills apply to fiancés?
In 1951 Florida added a provision to its Probate Code automatically cutting
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Child support claim vs. creditor protected trust. Who wins?
The creditor protected trust at the center of this case is a
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Is a surviving spouse’s community-property claim subject to the filing deadlines for probate “creditor” claims?
Marriage, Guardianships . . . and the Power of Framing
Smith v. Smith, — So.3d —-, 2017 WL 3774702 (Fla. August
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2017 legislative news: Big Changes to Florida’s Elective Share Statutes
If you’re a working probate attorney, elective share claims loom large in
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If a “reputed” spouse is entitled to inheritance rights under Israeli law, what does she get in Florida?
A person’s “status” as a surviving spouse triggers all sorts of valuable
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Is Florida’s post-divorce automatic revocation statute for life insurance policies constitutional?
Most of us would agree that most divorced spouses don’t want their
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Federal Judge Rules Florida Must Add Same-Sex Spouses to Death Certificates
Birchfield v. Armstrong, No. 4:15-cv-00615-RH-CAS, —- WL —– (N.D. Fla. March
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