Posts in June, 2010

Jun 30 Trustee Compensation

COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES WHO ARE ALSO BENEFICIARIES In a recent Florida Second DCA case, Burgess v. Prince , 25 So.3d 705 (Fla. 2 ...

Jun 23 Trust Reformation: A Case Study

Breathing Life Into An Otherwise Unenforceable Trust Instrument The following is based on real events, only the names have been ...

Jun 21 More than a Merely Perfunctory Matter

Fourth District Reverses $1.6M Jury Verdict Because Lawyer Failed to Substitute Decedent’s Estate as a Party Litigation presents ...

Jun 21 Having a Missing Person Declared Dead

Under Florida law, “a person who is absent from the place of his or her last known domicile for a continuous period of 5 years and ...

Jun 17 Florida Trusts and Real Property

What’s a beneficiary to do? Many people utilize revocable trusts in an effort to avoid probate. Often, the primary asset of a ...

Jun 08 Florida Inheritance Law: Stepchildren & Out of Wedlock Children

STEP CHILDREN AND CHILDREN BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK Florida inheritance laws do not treat your stepchildren as your legal heirs, ...