Right to Privacy in Florida Trust and Estates Litigation

In Florida probate litigation, do I have a right to privacy? Do I have a right to privacy after I die? Can Florida executors of wills and trustees assert a right to privacy privilege in Florida probate courts?

Right to Privacy in Florida Trust and Estates Lawsuits

• Florida’s Constitution clearly recognizes a right to individual privacy.
• This right to privacy is very relevant to Florida trust and estates cases.
• How so?
•  In probate litigation, trust attorneys Boca Raton frequently encounter financial discovery.
• Financial discovery can be necessary in some Florida will contest and undue influence cases.
• During probate litigation, do I have to reveal how much money I have?
• How much money did the deceased have?
• Where was money spent?
• A Third DCA case , Rousso v. Hannon, demonstrates the importance of knowing whether a privilege applies in Florida probate litigation, or whether you can obtain private financial records.
• Probate lawyers West Palm Beach know that having this knowledge can be an extremely useful trial strategy in trust and estates litigation.
• Another recent case regarding a person’s right to privacy involves celebrity Hulk Hogan, former pro wrestler.

Bollea (Hulk Hogan) v. Gawker

• Although this is not a probate litigation case, the jury here demonstrated just how important they believed someone’s right to privacy is.
• Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, was recently awarded over $115 million dollars in damages for invasion of privacy.
• The lawsuit was against Gawker Media, a company that published a sex tape of Bollea.

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