You do not need a probate lawyer to tell you signing the will is crucial in West Palm Beach. Can you ever imagine a judge admitting an unsigned will to probate? It may be hard to believe but that is exactly what one probate judge almost had to do in New Jersey. The Court of Appeals there interpreted the statute to not necessarily require any signature. Do you think that would fly in West Palm Beach?
If you are serving as a West Palm Beach personal representative or trustee you may want to listen up. Do you know what the advice of counsel defense is? Parties may be able to shield liability by showing they were reasonably following the advice of competent counsel in West Palm Beach. A former Wells-Fargo vice president may have his back against a wall as he tried to use this defense, do you know why? The answer may surprise you and even effect your right to use this defense inFederal Courts throughout South Florida and West Palm Beach!
Are about to draft a will in West Palm Beach? Have you gotten a price quote from a few West Palm Beach probate attorneys? You may wonder what you are getting for your money. Does a probate attorney add value to your estate plan? Check out what a Palm Beach probate litigator can do for you.
Have you been selected to serve as the personal representative in West Palm Beach? Do you know what you are expected to do by the West Palm Beach probate court? You may want to take a quick look and refresh yourself on these three important duties of a West Palm Beach personal representative.
If you are setting up a trust in West Palm Beach one thing you are going to need is a trustee. Do you know the rules for picking a trustee? Not everyone is fit to serve. Learn the rules before you are stuck amending a trust because it has no trustee in West Palm Beach.
Have you been disinherited by your parent’s will in West Palm Beach. Time is of the essence if you want to challenge or contest the will’s admission to probate. A family dispute got heated in a recent will contest in the Kansas Court of Appeals. Do you know what a superseding will is? Do you know how long you have to file a will contest? If you answered no to either question you may want to read more.
Florida probtae lawyers will understand or recognize this family lawsuit and will contest set of facts: what happens when a son who inherited the family business under dad’s will then gets cut out by a later will? Was the new will the idea of his sisters who inherited the family business? Was the new will an undue influence will contest case? Why would dad leave ALL of the family business to his son in 2000 and then change his will and not leave his son any part of thefamily business in 2006? Many estate planning attorneys from Boca Raton to Miami know that parents do change their estate plans. Some change their revocable trusts Florida often by amendments to their trusts. Others dis-inherit a son or daughter by signing a codicil to their Florida will. For those of you involved in Florida will contests or those of you who got cut out of a will or written out of a Florida trust and were not told about it until dad died, you may want to read this August 18, 2015 probate appeal from Texas. It is from the Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.), In the Estate of Raul Humberto Ayala, Sr., No 14-14-00324. This will contest case was an appeal from the Probate Court No. 2, Harris County, Texas.
Are you concerned because the West Palm Beach trustee of the family trust is acting suspicious or “shady”? You may be able to get an injunction from the West Palm Beach probate court to keep the trusteefrom messing with assets until the probate court sorts everything out. Do you know how? Check out this very interesting case out of the Court of Appeals for Texas located in San Antonio. Like any good trust dispute this case it all, family drama, suspicious circumstances and millions of dollars.
Do you know what a guardian ad litem does? If you are concerned about your elderly parents or West Palm Beach you may want to listen up. West Palm Beach probate courts have established a system of guardianship that protects the interest wards throughout the States. How much can you expect to pay aguardian ad litem in West Palm Beach? To learn more you want to check out this recentguardianship appeal from the Court of Appeals in Arizona.
Was your will executed in another country or even just a neighboring State? Do you know whether the will is admissible to probate in West Palm Beach? Experienced Palm Beach probate lawyers know how to determine whether or not you need a new will to keep your estate plan safe. When in doubt trust experience.