Has your step-parent depleted your father’s bank account that was  Pay on Death to you? Did she succeed in the West Palm Beach will contest on a technicality or the jury just did not buy your case? Do you think you have a cause of action in West Palm Beach civil court for tortious interference with an inheritance or expectancy interest?

Are you considering challenging a will in West Palm Beach?  Do you have a plan of attack for trial? Do you have a theory to contest the will? Experienced Palm Beach probate litigators know that this can be a moment filled with emotion, but a Court is not a forum of emotion, it is an arena of facts and law. How do you want to contest the will? Check out these common ways to challenge a will in West Palm Beach.

Are you currently serving as the personal representative of a  West Palm Beach estate? Do you know what to do? An experienced Palm Beach probate litigator may be able to help you figure outwhat priority to pay creditors. The answer is also in the Florida Statutes, check out this quick reference guide.

Are you seeking to modify a trust in West Palm Beach?  Do you know your rights in West Palm Beach probate court? A beneficiary may be able to modify a trust but only under certain circumstances. Do you know what they are? Learn more.

Have you considered a will substitute in the form of trusts?  West Palm Beach probate litigators know that will substitutes have several distinct advantages from a standard estate plan utilizing a Last Will and Testament. In fact setting up a trust through a Pay on Death account could cost you nothing and afford you a way to avoid probate. Do you know how?

Do you know what a resulting trust is in  West Palm Beach? These are not traditional trusts but that does not mean they should go unnoticed. These answer the basic question of what happens to those trust funds when the trust is finally terminated. Do you know the Palm Beach rules on a resulting trust?

Have you recently succeeded in a claim of fraud or conversion  in West Palm Beach civil court? Has the court ordered that the property is subject to a constructive trust? Do you know what that means? Experienced West Palm Beach probate litigators know a constructive trust is not actually a trust. Do you know what it is?

So your wealthy Grandmother leave you a beach house in Pompano  Beach in her will but there is one problem she sold the property last year. What now? Can you claim a right to the proceeds in West Palm Beach probate court? It depends on whether or not the gift is subject to the laws of ademption. Do you know the rules? Check them out here for quick reference guide to the rules of ademption in West Palm Beach probate.

Do you know how revoke your will? This may sound like a  simple process but failure to adhere to Florida law could leave you dying intestate so listen up and learn those rules. Check out this quick reference guide to whether or not you validly revoked all or part of your will in West Palm Beach.

In West Palm Beach an heir or beneficiary can disclaim or  waive their right to an inheritance. Do you know why they would do that? Probably to allow it to go to their children and avoid taxes; or maybe they want to avoid creditors. Did you know this avenue is not available if you areinsolvent in Florida? Know the rules of disclaimer of inheritance inside and out with this quick guide.