Who Pays for a Palm Beach Probate Appeal?

Experienced Palm Beach probate litigators know that a West Palm Beach   probate appeal can get expensive.  Are you considering filing an appeal pro se because you cannot afford an attorney? Did you know you might end up being taxed with extra costs for an untimely appeal? Check out what happened in the case of In re Estate of Watkins on April 1, 2015.

Palm Beach Probate Appeals

• When a final order (and in some cases a non final order) is issued by Palm Beach probate courts a litigant may file a notice of appeal.
• There are various filing fees and costs associated with an appeal do you know how much this could cost you?
• An appeals court will only entertain your appeal if it has jurisdiction.
• Do you know how you can tell if a court has jurisdiction over your appeal?
• Is your Palm Beach will contest ripe for an appeal?
• If you file a notice of appeal to early the case will be dismissed and the costs could all be assessed to you as a result.
• Take a look at what happened in this recent case out of the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Knoxville.

In re Estate of Watkins

• An appeal was instituted in a will construction suit regarding whether certain heirs to estate of decedent were entitled to inherit under the residue clause of the decedent’s will.
• A residuary clause or residue clause is legalese for the “left over” of an estate after all the named beneficiaries are paid what they were promised.
• The order that was appealed was not final.
• Do you know why?
• It failed to settle a final matter, the costs of attorney’s fees.
• So the court dismissed the case and held that all costs of the appeal would be taxed to the party who brought the appeal.
• Experienced Palm Beach probate attorneys know how to bring an appeal properly to minimize cost and maximize results.

Want to learn more? Check out the entire case by clicking here.