Berlin v. Pecora, — So.2d —-, 2007 WL 2710764 (Fla. 4th DCA Sep
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Will and Trust Contests
Florida legislation expressly authorizes mandatory arbitration clauses in wills and trusts
Effective July 1, 2007, Florida became the first state in the nation…
Continue Reading Florida legislation expressly authorizes mandatory arbitration clauses in wills and trusts4th DCA: Cautionary tale: why funding a revocable trust REALLY matters when it comes to real property
Vaughan v. Boerckel, — So.2d —-, 2007 WL 2428516 (Fla. 4th DCA Aug…
M.D.Fla.: Why sue trusts? Because that’s where the money is
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Trust Accounting: Remedy or Cause of Action?
Becker v. Davis, 491 F.3d 1292 (11th Cir.(Fla.) Jul 11, 2007)
In…
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Of lost wills and “virtually” adopted heirs
In re Estate of Musil, — So.2d —-, 2007 WL 2317189…
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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…
Continue Reading Can a posthumously conceived child be a beneficiary of your trust?THE COMPLETELY INSANE LAW OF PARTIAL INSANITY
Last year I wrote here about a case out of the 3d DCA…
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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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