Commercial Capital Resources, LLC v. Giovannetti, 955 So.2d 1151 (Fla. 3d DCA Mar 28,
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New Probate & Trust Cases
4 questions to ask yourself before filing any lawsuit
Mike Dillon, General Counsel for Sun Microsystems, Inc., published a great blog…
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Lateral thinking = probate litigation success
Marlowe v. Brown, 944 So.2d 1036 (Fla. 4th DCA Aug 02,…
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Does Florida’s homestead protection trump a fraudulent transfer?
Dowling v. Davis, Slip Copy, 2007 WL 1839555 (M.D.Fla. Jun 26,…
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Does attorney as witness to signatures = waiver of attorney-client privilege?
Kranias v. Tsiogas, 941 So.2d 1173 (Fla. 2d DCA Oct 13,…
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What does it take to get new evidence admitted after trial?
Robinson v. Weiland, 936 So.2d 777 (Fla. 5th DCA Sep 01,…
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear case on whether the investment expenses of trusts are fully deductible or subject to a 2% floor
As reported here by the North Carolina Estate Planning Blog, on June…
Dismissal for lack of prosecution of adversarial probate proceedings
Weiss v. Berkett, 949 So.2d 1092 (Fla. 3d DCA Feb 07…
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A power of attorney is NOT a license to practice law
Probate court to vexatious pro se litigant: go hire a lawyer!
Favreau v. Favreau, 940 So.2d 1188 (Fla. 5th DCA Oct 06,…
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