Lauritsen v. Wallace, — So.3d —-, 2011 WL 1195873 (Fla. 5th
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Trustees as investment managers: It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game
The statue at the heart of the Figel case is F.S. 518.11
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Are the assets of an LLC assets of the probate estate?
Most civil litigators (and judges) spend most of their professional lives involved
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Can you time an elective share claim to gain an advantage in bankruptcy?
In re Miller, — B.R. —-, 2010 WL 5184798 (Bkrtcy.S.D.Fla.2010)
Assume
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What is a Totten Trust?
Beane v. Suntrust Banks, Inc., — So.3d —-, 2010 WL 4483472
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1st DCA: Suing over life insurance policy’s change-of-beneficiary forms? Better read the contract
O’Brien v. McMahon, — So.3d —-, 2010 WL 3909644 (Fla. 1st
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Does homestead property in marital trust lose its creditor protection?
This is the second time the 3d DCA has weighed in on
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Great charts summarizing new Estate, Gift and GST Tax rules
On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed H.R. 4853, the Middle
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4th DCA: If you want to get a court order compelling someone to deposit a will, do you have to give that person notice of the hearing and an opportunity to be heard?
3d DCA: Are gifts to in-laws saved by Florida’s anti-lapse statute?
Lorenzo v. Medina, — So.3d —-, 2010 WL 4483470 (Fla. 3d
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