$1.1 Million Palm Beach Estate Dispute

Are you involved in a wrongful death case Palm Beach?  Or do you seek a declaratory judgment from the local probate court Delray Beach?  If so, and if you had a “deal” to split the wrongful death money, be cautious: you will want to read this West Palm Beach Probate Appeal opinion just handed down.

Can we split an inheritance?  Can we split the wrongful death money?

• This was a Broward County probate case
• Appealed to the 4th District Court of Appeal.
• The 4th DCA is in West Palm Beach and hears appeals of probate and commercial litigation for Palm Beach, Martin County and Ft. Lauderdale.
• Florida Probate Code permits estate beneficiaries to split an inheritance.
• Just ask any probate lawyer Palm Beach.
• But if you want to share the wrongful death money, maybe you should get it in writing and maybe get that decided in the wrongful death trial court if there’s a disagreement
• A probate court Ft. Lauderdale will generally not issue a declaratory judgment for just anything: only estate Palm Beach assets or Palm Beach probate issues
• In this sad case, a daughter was lost and the jury awarded the mother $1 Million and the father $100,000.
• Did they have an agreement to share the money differently?
• The probate court Broward County said that that was not an issue for probate.
• You can read the opinion of Pitcher v Waldo for free online:http://www.4dca.org/opinions/March%202015/03-25-15/opinions%20released.shtml