Did you know that in Florida if someone dies as a result of negligence the living family member can sue on behalf of the estate? If you are considering seeking an action for wrongful death in Palm Beach county court you may want to pay attention to the jurisdictional limits of the court. If the court cannot award over $1 million are you sure that is where you want to bring your case?
Did a relative in Palm Beach die leaving behind a will or estate document that has not been properly executed (signed)? Do you still want to admit that document to probate the estate? You may want to see what the Superior Court of New Jersey said in just such a case.
Was your brother or sister named as the Personal Representative of your parent’s estate in Jupiter Florida? Do you want to challenge that designation in Palm Beach Probate Court? You may want to see what the California First District Court of Appeals had to say about just such a situation.
If you are involved in a Palm Beach probate lawsuit about who are the”heirs” and who inherits, you may want to read an April 19, 2015 New York Times story about a woman who is trying to inherit a share of the Dali estate. This article suggests a few , basic questions faced by many heirs or “out of wedlock” children, also referred to in West Palm Beach probate circles as “non marital children“, or, years ago, “illegitimate children.” What if I’m someone’s child from an affair or a fling: can I inherit? Does an illegitimate child become an heir to a Boca Raton estate? Can an illegitimate child inherit under the will years after a parent’s death or when the Palm Beach probate has been closed?
A vote is scheduled on Capitol Hill to determine if it is time to put the “death tax” to death. Also known as an estate tax the federal government taxes estates that are above the federal exemption amount of $5.43 million. Do you know how the federal estate tax changes your estate plan? Did you know that the tax has a big influence on how you hold your Palm Beach real estate?
The latest scheme targeting large numbers of Americans across the country including throughout West Palm Beach is aninheritance fees scheme. Have you gotten a letter in the mail that claims you have a relative in Spain who left millions in a bank vault? What about your long lost relative who was royalty? Did the letter ask you to send money for processing fees? Does this sound to good to be true? It probably is.
Filing a lawsuit against a large corporation can be scary, but rewarding if done the right way. When you are involved in a business lawsuitagainst a Miami corporation, there are strict rules that lay out which specific employee in the corporation must be notified of the initial legal action. This is called service of process.
The lifespan of a case is unpredictable. Sometimes, business litigation cases can go on for months or even years in Broward County. In the meantime, the attorney’s fees continue to pile up on both sides. In Florida, you are required to pay your own attorney’s fees. Under some circumstances, however, if you win a case in Miami, the court may allow you to ask that the losing side pay the attorney’s fees for your company lawyer or commercial litigation law firm.
Are you facing a judgment from a Palm Beach probate judge you know to be biased? Maybe you should see what the Third District Court of Appeal had to say about what constitutes prejudging a case.
If an attorney or other professional in West Palm Beach acts negligently you may have an action for malpractice. In order to protect themselves from exposure, often professionals will retain malpractice insurance. This means that collecting from a Palm Beach malpractice action can be relatively simple, compared to collecting judgments from an uninsured person. When your lawyer commits malpractice, you want them be insured but what if a policy exclusion stands in your way? The Third District Court of Appeals heard a case this last December over just such an issue.