Are you involved in a guardianship Palm Beach? Or, perhaps you are wondering what is involved in filing for guardianship of your parent. Guardianships in Palm Beach are increasing in number. If you think your mom or dad would benefit from a guardianship Delray Beach, consider these 4 important points about Guardianships in Florida.
Do you have a plan for how your Florida estate will be handled when you die? Maybe you are not sure what you need to properly plan your Palm Beach estate? Taking proper steps to planning your estate now can help you avoid needing Palm Beach probate litigators in the future.
Wish your estate lawsuit was over? Sick of the probate lawyers Boca Raton or all the legal expenses for your will challenge Delray Beach? If you truly want your probate lawsuit, your will challenge, or estate case West Palm Beach to end, here are 5 things to consider in getting done with the estatelitigation. After all, don’t you have better things to do with your time than spend it in Palm Beach Probate?
What is a Florida Probate Lawyers? Do these lawyers only file things in probate court? Are there licenses limited to practice within the probate courts of Florida? In short, no. Florida Probate lawyers are involved in a vast array of probate related legal services. Just because an issue is in civil court rather than probate court does not mean that a probate lawyer should not be handling the matter. Want to learn more? Check out these five different things that a probate lawyer may be of assistance with.
Unfortunately I have had more than one blog about the many failings of the Florida Guardianship system. From being under funded to the resultant being understaffed and making poor judgments, there is some light at the end of the tunnel. Earlier this month I mentioned several proposed bills in the Florida Legislate. Well today I am happy to mention the specifics of one of these cases and a few ways its going to help a tragic case you may have read about if you are in Sarasota. Julie Ferguson still owes about 5,000 dollars to Florida attorneys she hired to unsuccessfully secure guardianship of her 80 year old mother, Marise London. Her sister is a convicted felon who tried to get durable power of attorney from the older woman who lives in Sarasota Florida most agree this could have led to a complete liquidation of assets. Instead of getting the guardianship that she legally requested, London’s daily life is now managed by professional guardians according to a Florida probate decision issued in 2013. Now a multi million dollar company is a guardian for this poor woman’s mother and she is still paying attorneys for results she did not get. To this day she is still fighting, is there any hope for Ms. Ferguson and her mother, maybe. The Florida Senate is currently discussing a bill endorsed by committee vote, last week to provide new protections for elderly Floridians who end up under a guardian supervision because of mental illness or incapacitate! Experts says […]
Involved in a Palm Beach guardianship matter? Did a guardian get appointed but you want the guardian removed? Then you need to read this March 18, 2015 guardianship appeal opinion from the West Palm BeachFlorida appeals court which rules on probate & guardianship appeals, including the removal of a Palm Beach guardian.
If you are an individual who is trustee of a family trust, do you know what it really takes to be a trustee? Are you certain you know what to do — and not do? Now there is a brand new book about an individual being the trustee of a family trust. Pankauski’s Trustee’s Guide is now available in digital format on Kindle and at Amazon.com.
With all the stories of famed Cubs player Ernie Banks estate dispute in the news, the problem with leaving a loved one with a caretaker is getting more and more publicity. Caretakers can be a godsend but they can also be a source of abuse and financial exploitation sometimes conning millions from an estate. Often I am asked, how does a Court decide if such awards are proper? A recent case from Kentucky is rather illustrative.
Guardianship is an expansive and flexible remedy in Florida that can serve a variety of purposes. Two things tend to spur aFlorida guardianship, a person may be judged incapacitated or a minor may receive assets in excess of $15,000. An incapacity hearing is typically actually two hearings. The first hearing will be focused on whether or not the person is incapacitated while the second is where the court will appoint a guardian.
The media is reporting that probate litigation may erupt now that Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, is on life support and her chances of survival have been described as dismal. Reports ask who willcontrol the medical and health care decisions of the daughter of Bobby Brown andWhitney Houston and who will inherit a reported $20 million inheritance or trust fundwhich she got from the estate of Whitney Houston.