What is an examining committee?  Who appoints the members of examination committee? Does the examination committee determine whether or not the alleged incapacitated person is actually incapacitated? How many members are on the examination committee? What does Florida Statute 744.331 require the examining committee to do?  What can you do if you believe that an examining committee did not properly evaluate a person to be incapacitated? What if the examining committee fails to strictly follow the examining rules laid out by Florida Statute 744.331?  If you want to know more about examining committees in Florida guardianships, you should read a September 20,2018 Fourth DCA opinion, Cook v. Cook.  

What happens during the guardianship process in Florida? How is a person determined to be incapacitated? What Florida statutes or laws prescribe the methods for determining incapacity? What should your Florida guardianship lawyer know about proceedings to determine the competency of a person?  What is an examining committee’s role in an incapacity hearing? What do you do if you believe that a person has been wrongly deemed incapacitated?  For more details regarding incapacity proceedings, you should read a recent Fourth DCA opinion, Cook v. Cook.  If you would like to interview a Florida guardianship lawyer, free of charge, call (561)514-0900 ext.101 

What is a petition to determine incapacity? What happens when a petition to determine incapacity is filed?  How does the guardianship process in Florida work?  How are capacity and guardianship determinations reached? What tests are done to determine whether a person needs a guardianship or not? How can a Florida guardianship lawyer help you if you believe that an incapacity determination was unfairly reached? If you are involved in a Florida guardianship, you may want to read a recent Fourth DCA opinion, Cook v. Cook. 

Many times when handling a contested dispute in a Florida trust matter, a petition for the appointment of a curator is filed. What is a curator? What do curators do in Florida probates? How are they different than a West Palm Beach personal representative or executor? How are they different than guardians ad litem or administrators ad litem?

Is a motion for rehearing the same thing as an appeal? Do you know the difference? Did you know that a Florida  appeal is heard in a different court than a motion for rehearing? Who hears a motion for rehearing? What should your Florida probate lawyer know about these motions? If you are curious about the rules on a motion for rehearing, check out Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically 1.530. In addition, you may wish to read a  case from the Fourth DCA, Mckenzie v. Mckenzie. Lastly, you could consult with an experienced Palm Beach probate attorney. To interview a trust and estates lawyer, free of charge, call (561)514-0900 ext.101.

Are you worried that your incapacitated father will marry his twenty year old girlfriend, leaving you nothing to inherit? Does your friend of parent have a court appointed guardian? Are they a Ward? Does a Ward have a right to marry in Palm Beach or Delray Beach? How can the right to marry be taken away? You may want to read Smith v. Smith.

West Palm Beach probate lawyers and trust litigators know that there are certain formalities that must be met when executing a Florida will. What are these formalities? Does a Florida will need to be in writing? Does there need to be a formal signature? Does an estate planning lawyer have to prepare the will or can you prepare a will at home? You need to read Florida Statute 732.502.  

West Palm Beach probate lawyers know that, according to Florida law, a non-marital child is recognized as a child of the mother. What does this mean? This means that the child may inherit from and through the mother. Also, the mother may inherit from and through the child. But what about the father? Can a non-marital child inherit from the father? You may want to read Florida Statute 732.108.

When does the right to inherit vest?  Florida probate litigators know that the right to inherit begins at the time of conception. What if the child was not born before his or her parents passed away? It doesn’t matter! The child still inherits. If you are carrying the unborn child of the decedent, you should definitely read Florida Statute 732.106.

In Orlando probate litigation, what is a pretermitted heir? When do pretermitted children inherit in Orlando? What should Orlando probate lawyers know about pretermitted children and your Orlando  probate matter? You may want to read Florida Statute 732.302.  Furthermore, if you believe you are a pretermitted heir of a person who has passed away in Florida, you should contact a Florida probate lawyer who specializes in wills, trusts and estates. If  your dad or mom wrote his or her  Florida will before you were born, you may still be able to inherit. To interview the managing partner at Pankauski Hauser, free of charge, call (561)514-0900 Ext. 101.