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Advancements in assisted reproductive technology have created a class of heirs that…
Continue Reading Can a posthumously conceived child be a beneficiary of your will?Declaratory judgment actions can be uniquely useful tools for probate practitioners; …
Continue Reading What’s it mean to challenge the “validity” of a will and why does it matter?Assume you have a case involving a $55 million trust created under…
Continue Reading California court invalidates power of appointment; disinherited heir gets 1/3 of $55M trustWhen it comes to wills and trusts, drafting mistakes come in all…
Continue Reading Is Florida’s trust-reformation statute limited to only fixing “simple scrivener’s errors”?In what could be a ground breaking decision, for the very first…
Continue Reading Can “trust protectors” be used to privatize Florida trust-construction disputes?In 2004 James Maher’s small twin-engine plane went missing somewhere over the…
Continue Reading Does an adjudication of paternity = “adoption” for purposes of Florida’s pretermitted child statute?Under F.S. 732.502(2), oral (nuncupative) wills and un-witnessed…
Continue Reading If a Colorado court accepts a Colorado man’s un-witnessed handwritten will as valid, is the will valid in Florida?