Do I Need to Sue the Trustee Individually? ( a look at trust litigation and recent Florida trust lawsuit)
If you are a trust beneficiary of a Florida Trust & believe that your co-trustees have done something wrong, you will want to read this July 23, 2014 Florida trust opinion about a Florida revocable trust. Trustees of Florida trusts: your Palm Beach trust lawyer will also want to read this opinion from this Florida appeals court.
Revocable Trusts in Florida
- Florida revocable trusts are also referred to as living trusts or revocable living trusts
- Living trusts have become very popular and may be a way to avoid, or at least minimize,Palm Beach probate
- Estate planning lawyers Palm Beach from Stuart, Florida to Boca Raton write revocable trusts all the time
- Probate Litigators Palm Beach know that litigation of revocable trusts is also common and frequent
Trustees of Palm Beach Revocable Trusts
- Trustees who do something wrong can be PERSONALLY liable for damages to the trust
- This individual liability of trustees is an important Florida trust issue that your trust attorney should explain to you
- There are also ways for trustees to minimize liability when running a Florida trust such as the use of limitations notices and trust disclosure documents under the Florida Trust Code
Trust Litigation: Florida
- If you are a beneficiary of a Florida trust, you need to know where the damages will come from if you win your Palm Beach trust lawsuit: from the Boca Raton trusteepersonally? From the Florida trust? From elsewhere?
- Do you have to sue the trustees individually or personally or do you only sue your trustees in their fiduciary or represenative capacity?
- The Grasso case from Florida’s 2nd District Court of Appeal was handed down on July 23, 2014. You can read it for free on the Florida appeals court’s website. Case No. 2D 13-5186.
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