It happens all the time. One side or the other in a
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Murder conviction = no insurance money
Justin Barber was convicted in 2006 of murdering his 27 year old
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Arbitration vs. Mediation in Probate Litigation
A Legal Times article entitled Considering Arbitration’s Costs and Dangers does a
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“Disengaged” PR + blown estate tax filing deadline = $233,359 late penalty
Estate of Zlotowski v. C.I.R., T.C. Memo. 2007-203 (Jul 24, 2007)
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Widow lacks property interest in husband’s body
City of Key West v. Knowles, 948 So.2d 58 (Fla. 3d
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Marshall v. Marshall: The Supreme Court’s Get-Out-of-Probate-Free Card.
I’ve previously written about how the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Marshall
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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 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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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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