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Sep 24 Florida Uniform Trust Code

Is it Time for Trusts to Take a Trip to the Repair Shop? Florida Court Gives Liberal Application of New Trust Code Provision ...

Mar 09 Hey! Where’s My Gift?

Ademption: Specific Gifts Not Owned At Time of Will Execution Do Not Adeem Ademption is a probate concept wherein a determination ...

May 03 Adoption and Inheritance

Adoption: Inheriting From Both Sets of Parents. Can You Really Have It Both Ways? Every year, thousands of orphaned children are ...

Aug 10 Rules of Affection

Ruling Places Emphasis on Family Affection in Will Construction Case Frequently, probate litigators are called upon by clients to ...

Oct 01 Florida Will Contest: Can a Will Be Challenged Based on Decedent’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse?

Florida Will Contest: Can a Will Be Challenged Based On Decedent’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse? Earlier I noted that many will contests ...

Apr 07 Latent vs. Patent Ambiguities in Last Will and Testament Construction Cases

Lawyers and probate courts are frequently asked by relatives of a deceased to consider evidence well beyond the four corners of ...