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Yearly Archives: 2013

ESTATE FIGHT OVER ANDY WARHOL ARTWORK: Ryan O’Neil and UT fight over a Farrah Fawcett Warhol

Uncategorized Nov 19, 2013

Florida residents, and indeed Florida probate courts, are used to estate beneficiaries “fighting” over inheritances. That’s what Florida probate courts are for, aren’t they? And Florida has a lot of money and a lot of estates to fight over, right? Mansions on the water in Delray Beach, jewelry from fine Worth Avenue shops, and lots of money in Palm Beach bank accounts and Broward County brokerage accounts.

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FAMILY WEALTH SUMMIT : the perfect idea wealthy families are afraid to do

Uncategorized Nov 14, 2013

Are you a high net worth individual who is leaving tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars to your family in your estate plan? Maybe you have a massive family trust that you are creating or maybe you are transferring the family jewel-a multi-million dollar family business that you started from scratch. Who will run the business? Who will oversee the family wealth and be charged with maintaining and growing it? Who will protect it ? Who will take over for you?

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How do You Use the Florida Offer of Judgment Statute to Get Attorney Fees in a West Palm Beach Probate Lawsuit?

Uncategorized Nov 13, 2013
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Do you know what an offer of judgment does? These may be able to  get you attorney’s fees in West Palm Beachprobate lawsuits if you know how to use them properly. Failure to follow the specific guidelines could be disastrous though. Check out this recent case that went all the way up to the Florida Supreme Court because one party could not follow specific rules related to Florida’s Offer of Judgment Statute. 

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BLOCKBUSTER: GOOD LESSON FOR TRUSTEES

Uncategorized Nov 13, 2013

Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, www.wsj.com, reported on the status of Blockbuster Video, since it was acquired by Dish Network. “Bye-Bye for Blockbuster” reveals that its parent company will close the last Blockbuster stores, reports Wall Street Journal reporters Martin Peers and Shalini Ramachadran. Blockbuster’s demise is a great lesson for trustees, who invest and re-invest billions of dollars of family wealth for trust beneficiaries.

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