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What is a Slayer Statute?

Uncategorized Jan 4, 2019
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Do you know what a slayer statute is? Did you know that Florida has a slayer statute? These laws prevent those that kill from benefiting under their victims wills. Estate lawyers in Florida see this law coming up more than you would expect. Check out this recent case where a man is convicted by a Federal jury for murdering his boyfriend.

Probate litigation attorneys are not usually in the game of dealing with murder charges, but sometimes murder can affect an inheritance. Florida probate lawyers know that if you intentionally murder someone you cannot inherit under the victim’s Florida will.  What  if you accidentally kill them like in a car crash? That is different. Florida estate lawyers know the law hinges on the intentional nature of the killing. Trust lawyers in West Palm Beach are not the only ones who deal with these rules. Almost all countries and US States, who get the basis for their laws from England, have Slayer Statutes. Click here to read about a man who killed his wealthy boyfriend to inherit his estate. Will he inherit now that he has been convicted of murder?