If you’re a working probate attorney, elective share claims loom large in
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Is “unjust enrichment” enough to pierce Florida’s homestead shield?
Flinn v. Doty, — So.3d —-, 2017 WL 923508 (Fla. 4th
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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 inheritance
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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
Continue Reading So who gets to occupy the decedent’s contested real estate?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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Does a discretionary trust beneficiary have standing to challenge an adoption that could potentially dilute his interest in the trust?
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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Is an “estate” a legal entity that can be sued?
You’ll often hear lawyers speak in terms of suing “the estate,” or
Continue Reading Is an “estate” a legal entity that can be sued?Can an estate get sued if someone gets in an accident driving the decedent’s car?
One of the first things any beginning probate lawyer learns is to
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Can I sue a decedent’s insurance company if my probate creditor claims are time barred?
Florida statute section 46.021 tells us that “[n]o cause of action dies
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