Posts in June, 2009

Jun 29 Can a Trustee Seek Trust Reformation?

Does a Trustee, Acting Alone, Have the Standing to Seek Trust Reformation? The enactment of Florida’s new Trust Code invited many ...

Jun 16 Personal Representative’s and Attorney’s Fees in Probate

Attorneys who represent the personal representative or otherwise provide services to the probate estate are generally entitled to ...

Jun 16 What Constitutes a Contest In No Contest Provision?

A no-contest clause also called an in terrorem clause, is a topic I have discussed previously in my blog. Readers may remember ...

Jun 15 A Curator’s Concern

What is a Curator? Sometimes curators are appointed by the probate court to administer the estate under certain circumstances ...

Jun 03 The Probate Exception to Federal Court Jurisdiction

Sometimes it is beneficial for a party to file a lawsuit in the federal court system. This can be for many reasons: the number of ...

Jun 01 Inequitable Conduct Doctrine

Will Contest Lawyers Awarded Fees From Proponent of Forged Last Will and Testament Generally, each party who brings or defends a ...