Ask any Florida will contest lawyer will tell you formalities matter when it comes to Florida probate litigation. Was your will executed in conformity with Florida law? The answer may surprise you, and so will the results if you were mistaken. Check out this recent probate appeal to learn the dangers of an improperly executed estate plan in Florida.
How to Execute Florida Wills and Testamentary Trusts
- Do you know how to execute a will in Florida?
- Estate attorneys Florida know there are specific rules for executing a will.
- Did you know those same rules may apply to your Florida trust?
- Do you know when?
- Estate lawyers in Florida know that if a trust has a testamentary purpose then it needs to be executed in conformity with the same formalities of a will.
- What other formalities do Florida probate lawyers need to be mindful of?
- Is the Florida estate plan properly witnessed?
- Florida probate attorneys know a proper will has to be witnessed by two different witnesses.
- Can those witnesses have a stake in the estate?
- These are the kinds of issues you should be dealing with now rather than in a probate lawsuit.
- There are a lot of issues to consider when drafting an estate plan in Florida.
- Want to learn more?
- Check out this recent probate appeal.
Estate of Bedell
- This was a will contest appealed in Texas.
- So what does this have to do with your estate plans in Florida?
- This case shows why you need to worry about the formalities.
- Here a daughter filed to probate the will of her father, a will that was signed in 2003.
- The problem was the wife wanted to admit a different will to probate, one that was signed in 2005.
- Why did the wife lose?
- She failed on a technicality, the will was executed improperly.
- Think a small error does not matter? Think again.
- What else do Florida estate lawyers need to be mindful of when drafting Florida estate plans?
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