A special multi-part investigative series published by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune entitled Elder
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New Probate & Trust Cases
Can a woman invalidate her own Texas adoption to win a Florida estate case?
Inheritance disputes tend to be deeply personal affairs, often involving challenges to…
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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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LLC Operating Agreement vs Revocable Trust. Who wins?
Do your contractual obligations have priority over your testamentary wishes in a…
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Can you sue a Spanish PR personally for showing up in a Miami courtroom in his representative capacity?
Florida is a perennial favorite for international home buyers and Snow Birds…
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Can “trust protectors” be used to privatize Florida trust-construction disputes?
In what could be a ground breaking decision, for the very first…
Continue Reading Can “trust protectors” be used to privatize Florida trust-construction disputes?Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Just because you don’t know you’re legally entitled to trust accountings doesn’t mean you get sit on your hands for years before suing your trustee for never accounting to you.
We all know that, generally speaking, ignorance of the law is no…
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Can you prosecute an “unjust enrichment” claim in a case involving contested life insurance proceeds?
If you’re a trusts and estates lawyer, a larger and larger share…
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Can you be found guilty of “defalcation” for billing a client in accordance with Florida’s statutory fee schedule?
If there’s anyone out there that still believes F.S. 733.6171 (the probate…
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