Are you considering setting up a charitable West Palm Beach trust? Do you know how these trusts differ fromyour typical private trusts? The answer may surprise you, check out this quick reference guide. Giving back in a trust or will is a great thing to do but if you do not do it correctly you risk the gift failing and reverting back to your estate and heirs. Learn more and master your estate plan!
Are you seeking to modify a trust in West Palm Beach? Do you know your rights in West Palm Beach probate court? A beneficiary may be able to modify a trust but only under certain circumstances. Do you know what they are? Learn more.
Do you know what a resulting trust is in West Palm Beach? These are not traditional trusts but that does not mean they should go unnoticed. These answer the basic question of what happens to those trust funds when the trust is finally terminated. Do you know the Palm Beach rules on a resulting trust?
In West Palm Beach an heir or beneficiary can disclaim or waive their right to an inheritance. Do you know why they would do that? Probably to allow it to go to their children and avoid taxes; or maybe they want to avoid creditors. Did you know this avenue is not available if you areinsolvent in Florida? Know the rules of disclaimer of inheritance inside and out with this quick guide.
Do you know how Florida’s homestead exemptions and rights work? You may be surprised butFlorida law limits your right to devise your West Palm Beach home if it is a homestead.How can you tell if it is homestead property? What are the limitations? Check out our crash course on Florida Homestead.
A West Palm Beach will contest challenges whether the document offered for probate is a valid will. The contestants can raise any matter tending to show that the will is not valid and should be denied probate. Did you know that a will may be partially invalidated through a West Palm Beach will contest if only part of the will was obtained through duress, fraud, undue influence, mistake, insane delusion or amended with lack of testamentary capacity. Learn more about how to turn your West Palm Beach will contest into a victory.
Have you just been served with the notice of administration for a West Palm Beach estate? Are youshocked at who was named as the personal representative? You may have grounds for a will contest if you suspect foul play and undue influence/ fraud. Do you know what you will have to prove to be victorious in West Palm Beach probate court? Learn more here.
Are you serving as a personal representative, guardian or trustee in West Palm Beach and the beneficiary, heirs or ward’s family won’t stop harassing you? Are you beingbombarded with frivolous litigation? Have you been sued in your personal capacity for no reason? You may have a remedy in West Palm Beach civil court. Have you considered bringing a claim for malicious prosecution? Learn how and take a look at this case out of the Fourth District Court of Appeals.
Are you a beneficiary of a Palm Beach Trust? Do you have reason to believe that the funds in that trust were mishandled? How do you find out if the money you are entitled to is gone?To learn more about financial discovery read on.
If you are the trustee of a Florida revocable trust, or maybe a beneficiary of your mom or dad’s Boca Raton living trust, you will want to read this July 8, 2015 Florida trust appeal from Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal, which sits in West Palm Beach, Florida and hears trust & estate appeals for Palm Beach & Broward Counties.