Boca Raton, Florida — April 17, 2014: West Palm Beach probate litigator John Pankauski will speak this morning in Boca Raton, Florida on Florida estate law and how Palm Beach probate matters “collide” or overlap with Florida divorce law. Pankauski, whose probate litigation law firm is based in West Palm Beach, will address probate lawyers, estate planning attorneys, as well as trust officers and accountants today at the Boca Raton Commmunity Foundation, sponsored by Northern Trust.
Pankauski is the author of the legal article “When Worlds Collide….” which was published in the American Bar Association’s Probate & Property magazine. Probate & Property is a national authority on estate law, probate matters and related issues of trusts and estate planning.
You can read this article on probate and divorce law here, at this link: http://www.pankauskilawfirm.com/When-Worlds-Collide-The-Interlay-Between-FamilyLaw-and-Probate-Administration.pdf.pagespeed.ce.2V03-JQorS.pdf
Boca Raton Estate Law — Points to Consider
Important points of Florida estate law which Pankauski is expected to touch on today:
- What happens if you are in the middle of a divorce and your spouse dies?
- How does a spouse or widow enforce their rights to a Palm Beach estate ?
- “The Palm Beach prenup says I get $5 Million ” : getting paid in the middle of death and divorce.
- We drafted a marital settlement agreement but we never signed it
- Can you get divorced in the middle of a Palm Beach guardianship ?
- Can I use marital assets to pay pre death expenses ?
- How do I administer a Palm Beach estate if the divorce is not final?
- 2nd and 3rd wives and husbands in Boca Raton: family disharmony, and administering the estate with a step mother or step father you don’t get along with.