Has the other side filed a motion to bifurcate in your probate lawsuit? Do you know what that means? A motion to bifurcate can be appealed to the Fourth District Court of Appeal to keep your case in one piece. Check out this recent case where the Court reversed a motion to bifurcate. Are you prepared to have your case made into two trials? Is that fair?
Motions to Bifurcate
- What is a motion to bifurcate?
- A motion to bifurcate is a motion that asks the Court to split the trial into multiple parts.
- Why would someone want to do this?
- Maybe they want to drive up your bills because they know how expensive your attorney is.
- Maybe they want to separate the issues because they are worried their defenses are inconsistent.
- The reasons are numerous and largely irrelevant, the question is can you defeat the motion.
- Often times attorneys use these to draw out the issues and make your life harder than it has to be in West Palm Beach.
- Do not let the other side abuse you just because they are a big trust company.
- Do you know how to beat a motion to bifurcate?
- Check out this recent case out of the Fourth District Court of Appeal to learn how you can reverse a motion to bifurcate.
Fortin v. T&M Lawn Care, Inc.
- The petitioner in this case wanted certiorari review of a non-final order that bifurcated the trial.
- The appellate court noted that the bifurcation served no legitimate purpose and that granting it was improper.
- They noted that the only thing the bifurcation really did was make Plaintiff’s case more difficult to put on.
- That is the problem with a lot of these motions, they may be used to harass rather than to promote judicial efficiency.
- Are you sure that the motion in your case should have been granted?
- Do you know how long you have to appeal?
Want to learn more about motions to bifurcate trials in West Palm Beach?
Check out the entire case by clicking here.