What are digital assets? What happens to them when you die? Can you gain access to your deceased mother’s social media accounts? Can the personal representative of your boyfriend’s Florida estate gain access to your boyfriend’s email accounts? When I die, does Florida probate law protect my email and social media accounts? Are my email accounts and social media accounts part of my estate? Senate Bill 494 is finally able to provide some answers.
When I die, who gets to read my emails? What Florida laws govern this? Can you gain access to your deceased mother’s social media accounts? What if my deceased husband and my accounts were in his name only and I forgot the password? Will the personal representative of my Florida estate be able to access my online banking accounts? When I die, does Florida probate law protect my email and social media accounts?
Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal issued a very important Florida attorneys fees opinion. IIt involved the so called Offer of Judgment rule. You should read MYD Marine Distributor, Inc. v. International Paint Ltd.. It held that Florida’s offer of judgment statute, 768.79, may be limitedly available or applicable in cases where monetary, and non-monetary, damages are both sought.
What if you could sue a Florida estate to overturn the will without any risk? What if you were cut out of a Florida estate plan, and then someone dies, and you believe the will that was changed is void. Can you sue to object to probate in Florida without paying attorneys fees if you lose? Well, dis-inherited beneficiaries of probates & estates, as well as probate litigation law firms who defend wills and estates, should read, and re-read the Anderson v. McDonough case from Florida’s 2nd District Court of Appeal, issued April 8, 2016. Here is a link to read this entire Florida probate appeals court opinion on attorneys fees in will contest lawsuits and Florida Probate Code 733.106: http://www.2dca.org/opinions/Opinion_Pages/Opinion_Pages_2016/April/April%2008,%202016/2D14-2605.pdf I could see some family members, or probate lawyers, saying: I don’t have anything to lose by filing a probate lawsuit (except costs.)
If I become the trustee of a Florida trust, will I get paid? Can I take compensation or a salary from a trust if I’m the trustee? Do Florida trustees bill hours like probate lawyers West Palm Beach? If fees are contested, what method does the Florida probate court use to assess them?
Selecting the right people to handle your Florida probate matters is critical.Trust and estate administration can take a lot of time and dedication.In addition, enabling someone to have access to your Florida estate and assets is serious. If the wrong people gain control over your money and property, your estate could quickly be diminished.
What is the offer of judgment statute? What does it do? Does the offer of judgment statute apply if both damages and equitable relief are sought? With help from a skilled probate litigator West Palm Beach, you may be able to use this statute to get attorney’s fees and costs.Check out this April 13,2016 Fourth DCA case that awarded attorney’s fees under the offer of judgment statute, “despite the presence of a claim for non monetary relief.”
Are you involved with probate litigation or an estate trial Palm Beach? Has your petition been denied by a Florida circuit court? Do you need to file a motion for rehearing or an appeal? You may want to read Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeal’s opinion on when you can file a motion for rehearing. When does a motion for rehearing affect the time to file a notice of appeal in Florida trust and estates litigation? Probate litigators West Palm Beach know why this is important.
Under Florida trust and estates law, am I personally liable for attorney’s fees? After an unsuccessful will contest, could I owe attorney’s fees to the estate? If my Florida probate lawyer wins my case, will the other side have to pay my attorney’s fees?
Should Florida Governor Rick Scott veto contentious Family Law Senate Bill 668? If the bill is signed by the Governor, what changes to Florida’s alimony and child custody laws would occur? Are the current Florida child custody and alimony standards sufficient? Is there a need for change? What should Florida Family Law attorneys and West Palm Beach divorce lawyers know about this legislation?