Second DCA Case: Santos v. Santos

Do you want to appeal a Palm Beach probate court ruling?   Have you been upset with the financial award from a tort judgment or will contest? You may be entitled to a new award if the Court used outdated financial reports. Think this never happens? Take a look at a case out of theSecond District Court of Appeals that came out just this month!

Palm Beach Probate Mistakes

• It may surprise you but Court’s are made up of humans and mistakes are made.
• These mistakes could cost you big though.
• Have you or your opponent filed financial information with the Court that will or has been used to make a judgment or award?
• Palm Beach probate litigators know that large financial portfolios are rarely held in cash and that markets are not stable.
• A trust can shrink and swell rather quickly.
• So what happens when the stock market picks up mid trial and the assets double?
• If the Court has not been given updated financials how do you expect them to know?
• Do you know the assets of your Palm Beach trust?
• Do you know what they were six months prior?
• The difference may surprise you.
• Check out what happened in this recent case out of the Second District Court of Appeal for Florida.

Santos v. Santos

• A former wife appealed a final modified judgment in a divorce proceeding, which also involved child support plans.
• The Appeals court reversed and remanded back to the trial court because the trial courtused outdated financial information to calculate the child support.
• When is the last time you updated the court financial records in your Palm Beach trust dispute?
• Experienced Palm Beach probate litigators know that a lawsuit can last years and thatup to date financials are crucial.
• Want to learn more?

Check out the entire case by clicking here.