Wells v. Wells, — So.3d —-, 2009 WL 2949277 (Fla. 4th
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4th DCA: Can a life tenant/trustee be held personally liable for damages?
Vaughn v. Boerckel, — So.3d —-, 2009 WL 3364856 (Fla. 4th
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2d DCA: Can estate creditors strike sweetheart side deals that cut out the PR?
Copeland v. Buswell, — So.3d —-, 2009 WL 2243701 (Fla. 2d
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Can a probate judge boot a recalcitrant cotenant out of homestead property?
Buettner v. Fass, — So.3d —-, 2009 WL 3446478 (Fla. 4th
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Is Florida’s slayer statute equivalent to a forfeiture statute, awarding all of a killer’s property to the estate of the victim?
Silvia Locascio’s brutally beaten corpse was found in her home on October
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Bankr.S.D.Fla: Judgment against former trustee NOT dischargeable in bankruptcy
In re Barrett, Slip Copy, 2009 WL 2448153 (Bankr. S.D.Fla. Aug
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4th DCA: Spousal Joint Ownership: Legal Presumptions vs. Antenuptial Agreements: Who Wins?
Turchin v. Turchin, — So.3d —-, 2009 WL 2871564 (Fla. 4th
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Minimizing a Personal Representative’s Personal Liability to Pay Taxes
I’ve recently been lecturing on tax issues in play in probate and
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Chin v. Estate of Chin, — So.3d —-, 2009 WL 2382326
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Illinois Supreme Court upholds “Jewish Clause”
I previously wrote here about the so-called “Jewish Clause” at the heart
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