A person’s “status” as a surviving spouse triggers all sorts of valuable inheritance
Continue Reading If a “reputed” spouse is entitled to inheritance rights under Israeli law, what does she get in Florida?
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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Can a divorce court force you to terminate your irrevocable trust and split the assets with your ex’?
Nelson v. Nelson, — So.3d —-, 2016 WL 7322546 (Fla. 2d
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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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Can Cayman Islands law determine the outcome of your post-divorce Florida probate proceeding?
International divorces that morph into multi-national probate proceedings can be especially challenging. Even if
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Can a surviving spouse’s $12.5 million “elective share” be reduced to pay attorney’s fees?
Gus Boulis was a spectacularly successful self-made millionaire with a sixth grade
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4th DCA says NO to “legal gymnastics” aimed at getting around Florida’s post-divorce automatic will-revocation statute
Does a surviving widow have “standing” to assert her predeceased husband’s homestead rights?
Lyons v. Lyons, — So.3d —-, 2014 WL 5460621 (Fla. 4th
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Should post-nuptial waivers of homestead rights be assumed anytime spouses sign a joint deed?
Under Florida law a surviving spouse’s testamentary rights in the couple’s marital
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