Just because a deed says property’s being transferred to a “trustee” doesn’t
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Trust protectors; they’re like trustees, but not quite. So can they get sued?
It used to be so simple. Back in the day trust lawyers
Continue Reading Trust protectors; they’re like trustees, but not quite. So can they get sued?4th DCA: Can a probate judge use his “equitable powers” to override our Probate Code?
Can you sue hostile parties for fraud if they lie to you during settlement negotiations?
Lawyers love to brag about their court wins, not so much about
Continue Reading Can you sue hostile parties for fraud if they lie to you during settlement negotiations?2d DCA: Do the same rules apply for temporary injunctions in trust litigation?
Dowdy v. Dowdy, — So.3d —-, 2016 WL 56785 (Fla. 2d
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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: Are you required — as a matter of law — to always add a donor’s personal representative to an inter vivos gift case?
Court says YES to $24.6 million in trustee fees; NO to hourly billing
We can all agree hourly billing is a terrible way to do business.
Continue Reading Court says YES to $24.6 million in trustee fees; NO to hourly billing4th DCA: When does the “renunciation” rule NOT apply in trust litigation?
Gossett v. Gossett, — So.3d —-, 2015 WL 8947627 (Fla. 4th
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The sins of our fathers. Does Florida’s “slayer rule” also disinherit a killer’s descendants?
This is the latest chapter in the battle over the fortune of
Continue Reading The sins of our fathers. Does Florida’s “slayer rule” also disinherit a killer’s descendants?