A surviving spouse’s right to an “elective share” reflects Florida’s
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A surviving spouse’s right to an “elective share” reflects Florida’s…
Continue Reading Do you need a court order to file a late elective-share claim?
Married couples take title to their homes in joint deeds all the…
Continue Reading If a married couple take title to their home jointly, does the deed have to say anything else to trigger the tenancy by the entireties (TBE) presumption?
In our increasingly mobile society, adult guardianships often involve more than one…
Continue Reading Florida needs to adopt the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
One of the basic building blocks of modern estate planning in Florida…
Continue Reading What’s the probate look through rule and why should I care?
Title III of the Helms-Burton Act creates a private cause of action…
Continue Reading Do dead people own property? Court says NO, dismisses Helms-Burton Act claims.
In 2011 the Florida legislature passed CS/HB 325, which, among other…
Continue Reading Can you challenge the revocation of a revocable trust on undue influence grounds? Statute says YES, 4th DCA says NO. I say … what?!
A central issue driving most — if not all — will or…
Continue Reading Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacity: A Handbook for Psychologists
Most parents want to treat their children fairly in their estate planning,…
Continue Reading Undue Influence: The Dutiful Child Exception
Prof. John Langbein recently wrote, “In modern American practice the state-operated…
Continue Reading When can you litigate your inheritance case in federal court?