If you have lost a loved one or there is a Palm Beach probate going on, you may have some very basic questions. If you are an estate beneficiary or an heir or family member, you may wonder what are the fiduciary duties of the executor of a will?
Wondering who gets to run the probate estate and be in charge of millions of $$$ ? After all, doesn’t everyone want to be the estate administrator? Well if you are wondering who can be the executor of the will in aPalm Beach probate, you may want to see a new, free, Florida probate video.
Guardianship litigation is exploding and not just in Palm Beach County. Here is a recent, October 17, 2014 guardianship case involving mis appropriating $1 Million, the removal of a guardian and a malpractice lawsuit against the prior guardian’s probate lawyers. If you are involved in a guardianship matter and believe that the guardian may be taking money or not doing things properly, you may want to read this case.
Wondering about the difference between an Estate Administrator & a Palm Beach Personal Representative? Knowing the difference may help you with the probate process.
Palm Beach County, Florida & California have more in common than just great sunsets: each state has lots of probate litigation. Family suing family when a mother or father die. This recent October 9, 2014 California probate lawsuit was just affirmed on appeal. If you are involved in suing a brother or brother in law over mom’s estate, and think there are issues of undue influence or breach of fiduciary duty for the way the estate was handled, you may want to read this case.
What are my rights to a Florida estate? This question may linger if you just lost a loved one such as a father or mother who lived in Boca Raton, Florida. Or, perhaps you had a rich aunt from Delray Beach or an uncle who retired to Jupiter, Florida. They mentioned to you that you receive an inheritancebut you are not sure if you really inherit, or understand the difference between the probate estate and this so called revocable trust. A lot of court filed documents start showing up in the mail and you wonder:
Involved in a probate or estate administration? Need commentary on basic estate matters ? There is a new online probate or estate administrations basics video, free of charge.
A federal court opinion on a trust lawsuit was just handed down by Judge Kimba Wood in the US District Court, Southern District of New York. Any trustee, trust lawyer or beneficiary of a family trust or investment trust may want to read this opinion and the acts of self dealing by the trustee.
Can a caregiver receive a gift from a client? SHOULD a caregiver write a deed that gives her the house and have her client sign it? If you are interested in Probate Litigation issues involving financial exploitation, financial abuse and elder abuse, you may want to read this California opinion issued October 23, 2014 by Judge Richli of the 4th District Court, Division 2, Court of Appeal in California. I’m sure that many elder law litigators Palm Beach would suggest that you read this if you mom or dad lives in Boca Raton and is aging, and may need a caregiver.
Everyone knows that you need at least a basic estate plan, right? But other than taxes, what should someone really be concerned about.