In Florida, Wills have to be in writing; you can’t simply tell
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What is Florida’s “nonademption” statute, and why should I care?
There are all sorts of reasons for why probate practice is interesting.
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1st DCA: Does a will without a residuary clause = partial intestacy?
Basile v. Aldrich, — So.3d —-, 2011 WL 3696309 (Fla. 1st
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Theory vs. reality: what’s it take to fix a drafting error in a trust agreement?
The last time I wrote about the Reid case the issue was
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3d DCA: Are gifts to in-laws saved by Florida’s anti-lapse statute?
Lorenzo v. Medina, — So.3d —-, 2010 WL 4483470 (Fla. 3d
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In will-construction dispute, 5th DCA says NO to stepmother’s attempted disinheritance of former husband’s children
Timmons v. Ingraham, — So.3d —-, 2010 WL 2217637 (Fla. 5th
2d DCA: Employing beneficiaries as service providers to boost access to trust funds
Burgess v. Prince, — So.3d —-, 2010 WL 199422 (Fla. 2d
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3d DCA: Will Construction Litigation as Morality Play
Chin v. Estate of Chin, — So.3d —-, 2009 WL 2382326
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What’s the right way to litigate an ambiguous will?
Garcia v. Celestron, — So.2d —-, 2009 WL 249211 (Fla. 3d
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4th DCA: So what’s a specific bequest?
Babcock v. Estate of Babcock, — So.2d —-, 2008 WL 4863088