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Does a beneficiary’s death divest his estate of its interest in the assets of a trust that remained to be distributed?

By Juan C. Antúnez on May 18, 2007

Bryan v. Dethlefs, — So.2d —-, 2007 WL 1425499 (Fla. 3d DCA May…
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How to validly devise a life estate in a tenenats-in-common real property interest

By Juan C. Antúnez on November 25, 2006

Morgan v. Cornell, — So.2d —-, 2006 WL 2987107, 31 Fla.
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Ambiguous Drafting Leads to Litigation over Definition of a Decedent’s “Heirs at Law” under Florida Law

By Juan C. Antúnez on September 1, 2005

Karasek v. William J. Lamping Trust, 2005 WL 2086183 (Fla. 4th…
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Dead Body is Not “Property”

By Juan C. Antúnez on April 22, 2005

Cohen v. Guardianship of Cohen, 30 Fla. L. Weekly D664 (Fla.
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