Who you were married to matters for probate purposes in West Palm Beach. A spouse has certain rights to an estate that others simply do not. Same sex marriage is bringing up some interesting issues with spouses, probate and more in West Palm Beach. Check out this recent case out of Palm Beach involving a well known local university and a same sex couple arguing for acceptance.
You just read the will of your late rich aunt from Boca Raton who had a $15 Million Florida estate and you were taken out of the Florida will. Or, perhaps you used to be in your uncle’s $5 Million Revocable Living Trust when he lived on Jupiter Island, but you just got dis-inherited. OK, just one more. You live in Boston and your mother lives in Boynton Beach and you learn that someone with a Power of Attorney just took out all her money from 5 joint bank accountsfor $1.3 Million. So, you want to sue to get your inheritance back but you can’t afford a probate litigation law firm in West Palm Beach UNLESS they take your probate lawsuit Florida on a contingency fee. But you know that most probate law firms Palm Beach don’t take Florida probate cases on a contingency fee. So, how do you get an estate litigation law firm Florida to take your estate claim or revocable trust lawsuit on a contingency fee? If you are looking for a Florida estate litigation law firm to take your case on a probate contingency fee and you are interviewing probate lawyers who actually try cases, and not just go to court, then consider the following tips or steps. Good luck, because most Florida probate law firmsdon’t want cases on a contingency fee; you need a confident, financially sound probate law firm with a vibrant probate trial or estate litigation department to maybe take your case on […]
Adopting a child can be one of the most joyous moments in a person’s life. Do you know how adoption affectsinheritance rights in West Palm Beach? The rules may surprise you. If you do not know the rules they could cost you an inheritance. Want to learn more? Check out this quick reference guide to adoption and inheritance in West Palm Beach.
Some people just have all the luck. Did you hear about the teen girl who may have a right to contest her billionaire father’s will? Do you have a right to contest a will in West Palm Beach? If you are unsure check out what is going on in this recent probate dispute out of Los Angeles County California.
The South County Bar Association of Palm Beach County will hold its annual tennis tournament on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. at the Delray Beach Tennis Center, across from the Delray Beach probate court on Atlantic Avenue. There will be a host of Florida probate lawyers, mostly from Boca Raton and West Palm Beach, as well as other Palm Beach estate attorneys, guardianship lawyers and the like. For information about this event, you can click on the link :http://www.southpalmbeachbar.org/events/event_details.asp?id=685028&group=
On September 17, 2015, the Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling affecting attorneys fees for Florida lawyers, including Palm Beach probate lawyers, and Florida lawyers who charge a contingency fee. Anyone involved in a Florida probate contingency fee case, or if there is an issue of what Florida attorneys fees are reasonable or not, should consider reading this new opinion issued by the Florida Supreme Court just yesterday. Here is a link to read about this Florida attorneys fee and contingency fee opinion: http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2015/sc14-2112.pdf
Are you preparing to go to a probate jury trial in West Palm Beach? You may end up finding that the jury’s instructionsare critical to your success or failure in the case. If you do not believe it, you may want to check out this recent case out of the Fourth District Court of Appeal centered around jury instructions.
Are you about to file a case in West Palm Beach probate court to contest a will? Do you know how to properly plead a Complaint to keep the other side from dismissing your claim? You may need to get a little more familiar with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure to get your pleadings in line with what the Court wants.
If you have been dis-inherited or if you are fighting a will contest or are objecting to a Florida will in a Palm Beach Probate, we all know that probate litigation is expensive in Florida. Does a contingency fee Florida probate lawyer make sense? If you got dis-inherited from a $8 Million Jupiter Island revocable trust, are you ready, and can you afford, to bring a probate lawsuit? Here are 16 top things to consider about an estate contingency fee in Florida, whether you are involved in a Palm Beach probate, a joint bank account lawsuit, or any trust disputes.
Are you looking for a probate litigation law firm in Florida to take your case on CONTINGENCY FEE ? What does it mean for a Florida lawyer to take your estate litigation case on a contingency fee? How can Ifind a Florida probate litigation law firm that will take an estate lawsuit on a contingency fee? Here are 4 things to consider about Florida probate lawsuits and hiring a probate litigation law firm on a contingency fee for your estate lawsuit.