TRUST LITIGATION : ISN’T THE TRUSTEE YOU ARE SUING USING YOUR MONEY TO DEFEND ? If I’m a #Florida trust beneficiary living in, say, #Palm Beach, Florida and I’m upset with my #Florida trustee, I know that I can begin a #trust lawsuit by filing a #trust complaint in #probate court.
Albert & Joanne created a #family trust in 1988 for their 8 children. They died in 1995 and 1996 after which the #family trust was to be distributed among their 8 children, but for 80 acres of vacation property and some stocks, bonds and #mutual funds which were to remain in the #trust.
Q: Is this case a no-brainer ? A: No —– read on.
A new trustee should take some basic steps when they assume the role of #trustee. ** After all, you don’t want to take charge of a lawsuit, right?
If a #Florida resident dies before a #Florida guardianship is established, who pays the attorneys fees and costs ? In a very recent #Florida guardianship case decided a few days ago, Florida’s Court of Appeals for Charlotte County said that the #Florida estate does not.
This trust lawsuit, decided a few days ago, involved three siblings and three trusts created by their parents. A brother and sister sued their brother Kevin, as trustee, to remove him as trustee and for their #trust inheritance.
A Texas judge has ordered a hospital to take a pregnant woman who is brain-dead off life support. This marks the second time in two months that courts have intervened to make healthcare decisions for brain-dead persons. The other related story which made national news occurred last month when a brain-dead child was on life support in California.
When must you sue your #Florida attorney for malpractice if you’ve signed a settlement agreement for the case your #Florida attorney’s representing you in?
In #Florida probate courts across the sunshine state, there is much #inheritance litigation and #probate lawsuits over bank accounts.
Does the #Florida estate of a songwriter have legal standing to sue for copyright infringement? This is one of the issues faced by a #Florida federal court and then a federal appeals court in a recently published opinion.