Ex-wife 1 – Incapacitated Father 0: An Unreasonable Conclusion Based on Statutory Construction Gordon v. Fishman, 253 So.3d 1218 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018) In 2005, Ron Priever executed a will devising property to his then fiancée, Silvia Gordon. Priever and Gordon married in 2007 and divorced in 2013. Mr. Priever died in 2015, leaving no spouse and no children and never having changed his will; however, Priever was survived by his incapacitated father, Bernard, who was the ward of a guardianship. Bernard’s guardian petitioned for administration, treating the estate as if Priever died without a will, which would leave Bernard the intestate beneficiary. The court granted the petition and appointed the guardian as personal representative. Thereafter, Gordon filed Priever’s original will with the court claiming that she was the beneficiary under the terms of Priever’s will executed before their marriage and divorce. The guardian objected, claiming that once Priever and Gordon divorced […]