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Palm Beach Probate Litigator John Pankauski Speaks on Florida Probate Law & Divorce

Uncategorized Jun 12, 2014
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John Pankauski, a probate trial lawyer with the Pankauski Law Firm PLLC, a West

Palm Beach probate litgation law firm, spoke yesterday, June 11th, 2014 on Florida probate law & divorce.

  • Pankauski is a senior trial attorney and the managing member of the Palm Beach County probate litigation lawfirm Pankauski Law Firm PLLC
  • He addressed the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc.
  • The Florida law topic which John spoke on was:  “The Clash Between Estate Planning & Family Law: When Til Death Do Us Part Becomes Till Divorce Do Us Part”
  • His probate law firm is involved in a number of high dollar, complex Palm Beach probates & estates
  • A number of the trials and estate disputes which his probate firm is involved in dealt with Florida prenuptial agreements and the rights of a widow or ex-husband or ex-spouse to the estate of a deceased Florida resident

2014- May 16 Office and Downtown 027Florida Probate Questions When An Ex- Spouse Dies

  1. What rights does a Florida widow have to the Palm Beach estate if someone dies in the middle of a Florida divorce ?
  2. What rights does an ex-husband or ex-wife have to the estate of a deceased ex spouse?
  3. Do minor children of your former husband or former wife have Florida estate rights?
  4. How does one enforce your estate rights under a Marital Settlement Agreement, Florida divorce order, or Divorce Judgment?
  5. Were you named on a joint Florida bank account, beneficiary designation, life insurance policy or retirement account?  If so, does the new Florida law make your inheritance null and void?
  6. Do I need to open a Palm Beach probate to enforce my rights to my ex-spouse’s estate?
  7. What if he or she owed me money? Can I get it from the estate?

John has written about and spoken about Florida law, probate law and the overlap with estate law and divorce law, or family law.  He has been published in the national  American Bar Association publication Probate & Property on this topic and has spoken to a national audience of probate lawyers on this topic at continuting legal education courses.

The location of this Florida probate litigation law firm is just steps away from the Main Courthouse, the West Palm Beach probate court and the intracoastal waterway on Flagler Drive.

More recently, in June of 2014, John spoke on probate litigation: Preparing for & Trying An Undue Influence Case.