The rights of same sex couples increased today, as the state of New Mexico weighed in on the “death” of DOMA. According to the Santa Fe New Mexican: “the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that it’s unconstitutional to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples in New Mexico………….New Mexico joins 16 other states in allowing gay marriage through legislation, court rules or voter referendums.”
If somebody interferes with your inheritance, and if you suffer damages, then you may sue them in Florida and attempt to recover damages. This lawsuit is often referred to as tortious interference with an expectancy, or, tortious interference with an inheritance.
The Defense of Marriage Act is history. The Defense of Marriage Act is also known as DOMA. DOMA is history. But what will it take to overturn DOMA in a state like Florida, which has a constitutional amendment, and other state laws, which restrict the rights Florida citizens who are gay? Even though the United States Supreme Court overturned DOMA in June 2013, same-sex marriages, gay marriages, are presently not permitted in the state of Florida.
“Where did my inheritance go?” “Who took my money?” Often, some beneficiaries of Florida estates are disappointed when they don’t receive an inheritance. Or, sometimes a Florida will or a Florida estate leaves you less of an inheritance than you expected. “Where did the money go? I thought mom or dad were worth a lot more than that” you wonder.
Is your Florida probate shutdown? Still waiting for your inheritance? Has a Florida estate, of which you are a beneficiary, been closed and you don’t know why? The Florida probate process, or what may be referred to as the estate administration process, may be “administratively closed” if there is no action estate. What does this all mean?
Two trustee clients of the Pankauski Law Firm PLLC recently won an evidentiary hearing on a trustees’ motion for attorneys fees in Palm Beach County, Florida.
A Florida trustee has a duty to invest prudently. We all know this. Florida trust law, like most states, has a prudent investor rule. The domestic, US, stock market has been on a tear, with most of the indices up over 20% year to date.
Did someone you know use a Florida power of attorney to take someone’s assets or money? Was a Florida power of attorney mis-used, and were Palm Beach bank accounts, Miami brokerage accounts, and Aventura financial accounts re-titled or taken from you or someone you love?
Are you owed money from a Florida resident who just passed away? If so, enforce your rights as a creditor of the Florida estate and don’t make the same mistake a plaintiff in federal court in Florida just made. Serve the right person!
Are you involved in a Florida estate? Did somebody just passed away in Florida, and you’re wondering what’s going on, and what’s happening with the estate?