It can be hard to determine whether or not a Florida probate litigation is a  legitimate complaint or just a shakedown. Florida trust lawyers know what to look for. Are you concerned that family disputes are going to eat away at your inheritance in Delray Beach? Do you know how to defend against such an issue? You may want to check out some of the articles coming out about the billionaire co-owner of the Phillies who is in an inheritance dispute with his own sister. 

Was a relative involved in a joint venture or other business operation  with other parties? Are you now in the process of administering the estate of a person with holdings in a closely held corporation in West Palm Beach? You may be concerned that assets are being wasted in your loved one’s absence or that other abuses are going on. Do you know what a West Palm Beachreceivership does? Check out this case out of the Third District Court of Appeals in and for Miami-Dade County to learn more. This is important for Florida probate litigation.

In Florida probate litigation you may have to appeal certain decisions,  but did you know that Florida estate lawyers may be able to get the other side to pay the costs? Florida trust lawyers know that there is a difference between attorney fees and court costs, do you know which can be taxed to the loser? Check out this recent appeal from the Second District Court of Appeal to learn how your Florida probate lawyer can save you some money on appeal.

Are you involved in Florida probate litigation? Florida probate litigation  attorneys know the importance of keeping the record for appeal. Have you not been hiring court reporters to save on the bills? That could cost you big time on appeal, learn how from this recent case out of the Fifth District Court of Appeal.

Often in Florida probate litigation the Florida trust lawyer writes the  orders for the judge to sign after an evidentiary hearing.  Estate lawyers in Florida know the importance of writing a good order especially for certain remedies like injunctions. If the other side has written a facially deficientorder you may be able to appeal. Do you know how to appeal a probate court order in West Palm Beach? Check out this recent Florida appeal to learn more.

Have you received an order to show cause in your Florida probate  litigation lawsuit? Florida trust lawyers know this could be a sign that you are in hot water with the West Palm Beach probate court.  Check out this recent case out of the Fifth District where an attorney landed himself in hot water for not responding to an order to show cause.

So, you want to be your mother or father’s guardian, and want a Palm Beach probate court to appoint you guardian because of your parent’s dementiaor Alzheimer’s or maybe you are fearful that someone will cause elder abuse or financial exploitation Florida.  How do you do this? How do I get appointed guardian of my mother or father in Florida? Well, you can hire an elder law lawyer Boca Raton or you can file the petition yourself in Delray Beach. But a guardian needs a probate or guardianship lawyer West Palm Beach.  There are requirements in the guardianship law and the Guardianship Code, Chapter 744 of Florida statutes which a guardian needs to comply with.

You’ve heard me say many times in this Florida probate lawyer commentary that guardianship law Palm Beach is a growing,expanding area of the law and indeed the service sector. Guardianships in Delray Beach areserious and, for good or ill, serious business.  You need accountants or CPA’s and book-keepers to keep track of all the money when someone is guardian of the property like Boca Raton bank accounts, checking accounts, and Boynton Beach brokerage accounts holding stocks and bonds and mutual funds. How does the probate court and family members and others who are “interested parties” in and to the guardianship know if the money–your parent’s money and maybe, just maybe, your future inheritance —  is being spent correctly, or, well, being mis-spent?  You need guardian lawyers Florida to comply with theGuardianship Code and Chapter 744 of Florida Statutes and you need, after all, a guardian, many times a profesional, third party, who is independent & objective from all family members like 2nd husbands or wives and adult step children. So, what can you learn from a recent, November 25 2015 Florida guardianship appeal issued by the 2nd DCA which you can read at this link: http://www.2dca.org/opinions/Opinion_Pages/Opinion_Pages_2015/November/November%2025,%202015/2D13-5840.pdf.  The case is Lutherna Services Florida, Inc. v. Dept of Children and Families, Case No 2D13-5840, 40 Fla. L. Weekly D 2641.

So, let me guess: you are in the middle of a will contest Florida or a trust challenge Palm Beach Gardens, and your probate litigator Florida is talking to you about evidence and the need of expert testimony at your estate trial.  Or, perhaps you are in the middle of a trust lawsuit and your trust lawyer Florida is suggesting that you bring in someone, to offer expert testimony, on fiduciary duties, the Trust Code or Chapter 736 F.S., and what a proper trustee should have done under certain circumstances. Is an expert witness necessary in your estate lawsuit, or does it make sense to have an expert testify about matters in your Palm Beach probate matter?  The2nd District Court of Appeal in Florida recently discussed the use of an expert witness in an appeals case known as Taylor v. Culver, not a probate case, but you can read this Florida appeals opinion at 40 Fla. L. Weekly D2654 or by clicking on this link to the 2nd DCA appellate opinion:

Ask your probate lawyer Palm Beach and she will tell you that it all starts with one thing, the Petition for Administration.   What is the petition for administration?