Are you going against an overly litigious opponent in West Palm Beach probate court? You may end up having to pay an attorney to fight some frivolous appeals. Want to keep expenses to a minimum? You may be able to motion the Court for fees. Learn from the mistakes of others and check out this new case out of the Third District Court of Appeals.
Have you heard about the heiress in New York City who left her hairdresser 50k from her estate in a handwritten, unwitnessed will? This probably would not work in West Palm Beach. But do you know why? What do you need to know about holographic wills in Florida and West Palm Beach?
Do you know how long it is going to take to get your West Palm Beach inheritance from the probate court? This is one of the most common questions clients ask an experienced Palm Beach probate lawyer. If you are worried about how long it will take to get your inheritance then you may want to hear about a homeless man from New York who has been waiting three years to get his 100k inheritance.
Appealing in West Palm Beach can be difficult because of the final order rule. Essentially only final orders are appealable but there are some exceptions. What do you do when you cannot appeal an order? It may be time to petition for certiorari relief. If you want to know what that means check out this recent case out of the Fourth District Court of Appeals, published Thursday Sept. 24, 2015.
Why are you still fighting over estate assets when you settled your Florida probate lawsuit? Wasn’t the estate settlement agreement to the probate litigation Florida case supposed to end the litigation? If you are interested in beneficiaries’ rights to probates in Florida, or your rights as a beneficiary to an estate after you sign a settlement agreement to your probate lawsuit, you may want to read this Florida probate case out of Miami Dade whose opinion was just released yesterday from the Florida appeals court that hears probate appeals for Miami. In short, this Estate Case in Florida which involves probate beneficiaries and probate litigation over a bank account ,and an estate settlement agreement, makes you wonder: if I signed the settlement agreement, and then learned that someone got a lot of money from a bank account BEFORE the settlement agreement, can a beneficiary or the Florida probate estate go back and get that money? This is an interesting case to consider what your rights are under a Florida probate settlement agreement if you are wondering if you get money back.
Are you currently serving as trustee of a West Palm Beach trust? You may be concerned about prior acts when you were not trustee for example was there attorney malpractice? Time is of the essence in West Palm Beach because if you sue too late the time limit may run. Do you know how long you have to sue as a new trustee in West Palm Beach? You are going to want to learn about the statute of limitations.
Want to read how a court ruled on a will contest filed by 3 sisters against a 4th sister? Want to get the inside scoop of how a probate court, or an appeals court, analyzes a will contest between sisters in an estate lawsuit case? Here is a link to read the free probate will contest legal opinion of In Re:Estate of Anita D. Tuttle, an August 11, 2015 opinion from the Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2, 2015 WL 4760548: http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/D2%2045917-5-II%20Unpublished%20Opinion.pdf. Anyone involved in a Palm Beach probate where there is afamily fight over money, or a will contest or challenge to the probate may want to see therevealing analysis of the appeals court when it rules on what the probate court did. If you have hired a probate lawyer in Florida to file a will contest or to object to a Florida will, or, if you are the executor of the will in a probate matter in Florida who has just been sued by a brother or sister, you may want to read this case to get a free “insider’s analysis” on how some courts look at will contests and attacks on your mother’s will.
Have you recently won a case for tortious interference with an inheritance or expectancy interest in West Palm Beach? Believe it or not the jury verdict may not be the hardest part. Now you have to collect on the judgment. Do you know how to keep a West Palm Beach Defendant from becoming “judgment proof”? You may be able to set aside fraudulent transfers that are made to thwart your ability to collect what you are owed.
Do you want to appeal the jury verdict in West Palm Beach? How much does a West Palm Beach probate appeal cost? The answer is not just dependent on how much your legal fees are. Do you know what a supersedeas bond is? Take a look at this recent case from the Third District Court of Appeal to learn how much money you may need to post to have your appeal heard in West Palm Beach.
Often time’s clients seem to be on the fence about whether or not to pursue a claim against a bad trustee in West Palm Beach. You may be asking yourself is it really anyone’s fault, maybe it was just the market. Experienced Palm Beach probate litigators know that a volatile market can spell disaster for even the most experienced investors including a West Palm Beach trustee.