In the commercial litigation context F.S. § 57.105 is a powerful tool
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4th DCA says NO to lien on homestead property to pay curator’s attorney’s fees
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Herrilka v. Yates, — So.3d —-, 2009 WL 1531772 (Fla. 4th…
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4th DCA: Can you challenge a settlor’s removal of funds from her own revocable trust on undue influence grounds?
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M.D.Fla.: Limitations periods applicable to estate creditors don’t apply to the IRS
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U.S. v. Guyton, Slip Copy, 2009 WL 1308431 (M.D.Fla. May 08…
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3d DCA on when a probate judge can be disqualified for being biased
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Blake v. Waks, — So.3d —-, 2009 WL 1212242 (Fla. 3d…
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Do you have to live in a house for it to be your homestead?
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2d DCA explains Florida’s trust-merger doctrine
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Hansen v. Bothe, — So.3d —-, 2009 WL 1066296 (Fla. 2d…
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3d DCA reverses itself on standing of discharged foreign executor to sue in Florida
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2007 Probate Court Filing Statistics
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Here are the 2007 stat’s for the probate courts in Dade, Broward …
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Are land trusts subject to the Florida Trust Code’s conflict-of-interest rules?
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Brigham v. Brigham, — So.2d —-, 2009 WL 454492 (Fla. 3d…
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