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Probate Litigators Need to Know about the New IRS Regulations under Section 2053 Governing Estate Tax Deductions for Administration Expenses and Claims Against Estates

By Juan C. Antúnez on December 24, 2009

At a top current rate of 45%, the federal estate tax…

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3dDCA: Default judgements as discovery sanction in probate litigation

By Juan C. Antúnez on December 21, 2009

Buroz-Henriquez v. De Buroz, — So.3d —-, 2009 WL 3271354 (Fla.

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4th DCA: What’s a “cestui que trust” and can it sue my trustee client?!

By Juan C. Antúnez on December 14, 2009

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?

By Juan C. Antúnez on December 7, 2009

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?

By Juan C. Antúnez on November 23, 2009

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?

By Juan C. Antúnez on November 16, 2009

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?

By Juan C. Antúnez on November 8, 2009

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

By Juan C. Antúnez on October 30, 2009

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?

By Juan C. Antúnez on October 25, 2009

Turchin v. Turchin, — So.3d —-, 2009 WL 2871564 (Fla. 4th…
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Minimizing a Personal Representative’s Personal Liability to Pay Taxes

By Juan C. Antúnez on October 19, 2009

I’ve recently been lecturing on tax issues in play in probate and…