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Stipulation of Last Will & Testament and Appointment of Personal Representative

Posted by Adrian P. Thomas on October 7th, 2008   |   No Comments »

Ouch! Stinging Stipulations: Florida’s First District Court of Appeal reverses trial court’s appointment of personal representative of estate based on strict application of probate statute and the litigants’ own stipulation.

As a probate litigation attorney, I frequently stipulate to a variety of things as a matter of professional courtesy and/or for judicial economy and efficiency. However, as the opinion released today by the First district Court of Appeal reminds us, stipulations have implications and consequences that are sometimes visible only to an experienced eye. Read the rest of this entry

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