Jasser v. Saadeh, 97 So.3d 241 (Fla. 4th DCA July 18,
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4th DCA: Can filing a time-barred will contest get you (and your lawyer) sanctioned?
Shuck v. Smalls, — So.3d —-, 2012 WL 6027820 (Fla. 4th
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3d DCA: Can a trustee be personally liable for an opposing party’s legal fees in a breach of trust lawsuit?
Jacobson v. Sklaire, — So.3d —-, 2012 WL 1414447 (Fla. 3d
Does a trustee’s breach of fiduciary duty = “fraud” for equitable lien on homestead purposes?
Tax Court: Is a beneficiary’s claim to a distributive share of the estate tax deductible?
While we know what the federal estate tax rules are until the
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4th DCA: Miami Care Foundation vs. Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation: drafting error or ambiguity?
2d DCA: If I withdraw funds from a joint checking account to buy myself a $58K Rolex and $19K diamond ring, who owns this stuff when I die?
Reliable, user-friendly homestead charts for the busy practitioner
There’s a good reason why homestead litigation is a recurring theme for
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Beekhuis v. Morris, — So.3d —-, 2012 WL 2121258 (Fla. 4th
Estate planners beware: to err is human, but the cover up can land you in jail
The competitive pressures and technical complexities of a sophisticated estate planning practice
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