I’ve previously written about how the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Marshall
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New Probate & Trust Cases
Termination of a guardianship upon a change in domicile
In re Guardianship of Graham, — So.2d —-, 2007 WL 2189111…
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Truth is stranger than fiction
The saying "truth is stranger than fiction" didn’t originate in a trusts-and-estates…
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Can a posthumously conceived child be a beneficiary of your trust?
As technology races ahead in the development of new forms of assisted…
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Greene v. Borsky, — So.2d —-, 2007 WL 2119215 (Fla. 4th DCA Jul…
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Florida Homestead Descent Examples
Kristen D. Drake, JD, CFP, publishes Coast Law, LLC, an excellent…
THE COMPLETELY INSANE LAW OF PARTIAL INSANITY
Last year I wrote here about a case out of the 3d DCA…
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Should Divorce = Automatic Forfeiture of Life Insurance Benefits?
I previously wrote here about a case where an ex-spouse was the…
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Does a spouse have to be on the deed to have homestead rights?
Taylor v. Maness, 941 So.2d 559 (Fla. 3d DCA Nov 15,…
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Drafting trustee settlement agreements that stick
Commercial Capital Resources, LLC v. Giovannetti, 955 So.2d 1151 (Fla. 3d DCA Mar 28,…
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