Will substitutes have been getting more and more popular these days.   Do you know what a will substitute is?Are these things actually substitutes or just supplements? You may want to know more as you plan your Palm Beach estate.

Do you know what Florida’s Elective Share Statute is? Should your  spouse have an inherent right to a portion of your estate regardless of what your will says? Your answer will probably decide whether or not you feel that the statute needs revised.

Have you read the term “pretermitted heir” anywhere in your   Palm Beach will? Do you know what that means? You may want to hear what Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal had to say about pretermitted children.

Did you hear about the South Dakota Mother who (allegedly) misused   over 57 thousand dollars of her daughter’s inheritance? Do you know anyone in Florida that may be abusing a minor’s inheritance? Do you know whom to contact when such guardian abuse is taking place? You may want to hear about what happened here to make sure it never happens to someone you love.

Are you a beneficiary of a trust in West Palm Beach? Have you noticed that   you get an accounting regularly? Worse, are you not getting a regular (annual) accounting? Do you know your rights in such a case? Do you know why this document is so important?

Are you drafting a trust in West Palm Beach? Have you considered   adding a spendthrift provision? Did you know they can protect your trust funds from reckless relatives and creditors alike?Check out what the Fifth District Court of Appeal had to say about spendthrift trust provisions and protection from creditors.

Is your West Palm Beach trustee investing your trust funds into companies   that he or she owns? Are you worried about other self-dealing? Has your trustee been loaning himself money from the trust? You may want to learn about constructive trusts and your remedies under the law for self-dealing.

Did you watch the epic boxing match yesterday that pitted champion    against  champion? Do you know what a goodPalm Beach will has in common with Floyd Mayweather Jr.? Even when contested they remain undefeated.

We have all heard the stories of a Good Samaritan who is left an elderly  neighbor’s huge inheritance. Have you ever stopped to think about what happens to that person’s relatives who were expecting the inheritance?  You may want to learn more about a woman in the United Kingdom who lostalmost a million dollars when a relative left his estate to a young man because he cleaned the gutters free of charge.

In my last blog, I mentioned a case where a destroyed will was being  considered for probate in West Palm Beach. Do you know how to invalidate your will? Did you know that even a destroyed will can be probated under certain circumstances?