Posts in January, 2009

Jan 30 What is a Prenuptial Agreement?

First District Upholds Integrity of Contracts in Recent Opinion A prenuptial agreement is a contract entered between partners ...

Jan 23 De Facto Trustee Doctrine Recognized

Washington joins other states in a growing trend The doctrine of the de facto trustee is gaining popularity in its recognition by ...

Jan 21 Trust Modification

The new Florida Trust Code recognizes the recent increase in the use of long-term trusts, thereby requiring greater flexibility in ...

Jan 21 The Conflicting Roles of a Guardian

Guardianships are an area of my practice that requires a lot of finesse when counseling clients who are serving conflicting roles ...

Jan 20 Pretermitted Children

Evidence Must Be Compelling to Disinherit What is a Pretermitted Child? A pretermitted heir describes a person who would likely ...

Jan 12 Same Sex Couples and Probate

How to Overcome the Disparate Impact of Succession Statutes, Inheritance Laws, and the Uniform Probate Code Laymen and probate ...