According to media reports: 38-year-old Matthew Messier, a San Francisco Police Officer, appeared in court on Friday after pleading guilty to a felony count of lying about his assets. He faces up to five years’ probation and a year in jail.
According to media reports: 38-year-old Matthew Messier, a San Francisco Police Officer, appeared in court on Friday after pleading guilty to a felony count of lying about his assets. He faces up to five years’ probation and a year in jail.
Do to the high federal tax rates on capital gains (not to mention the increase in 2013, bumping those in the highest tax bracket up by 5%), many are looking for ways they can save on their capital gains income. Charitable Remainder trusts in Florida, sometimes written as CRUTs or CRATs, are the perfect tool for such goals.
The Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, in conjunction with dozens of established local attorneys, have begun a program to draft free wills and other basic estate planning documents for localfirefighters, police officers, paramedics/EMT’s, and their spouses. This program is part of a broader initiative to give back to the local heroes and public servants that we so often take for granted.
Most owners of Florida businesses probably have at least a vague idea of what should happen to their business after they’re gone.
The following is a piece of fiction. It is a chapter from a book which I am writing about probate litigation. This chapter of money tales deals with guardianships for adults and how adult children from a prior marriage can sue to get control over their parent and their money, and be at legal odds with a parent’s latest spouse.
Short stories about probate litigation and inheritance fights? Here’s one chapter or short story, what I call “money tales”, from a book on probate litigation which I am writing. It is only in the draft stage. My book is, right now, titled: “Pankauski’s Probate Litigation: The $59 Trillion Probate War“. Are you an heir or son or daughter who believes that you are entitled to an inheritance?
There are numerous ways that a will can be contested in the state of Florida. Knowing the reasons that a will can be contested can be helpful for reducing the chances of adispute among heirs, whether you are putting together your own will, helping another, or want to know if a will should be reviewed by a West Palm Beach/Broward County probate attorney.
Selecting the right trustee is a critical component of estate planning and creating your trust, since trust administration (West Palm Beach) can take a lot of attention and time.
Where traditional will contest remedies would fail to provide complete relief to litigants, an increasing number of state courts (Florida) throughout the United States have recognized claims for tortious interference with aninheritance or an expectancy. The probate system (Broward) was created to protect a decedent’s will and wishes by imposing very strict requirements on a will contest. Recognition of the tortious interference of inheritances (Florida) helps to enable Plaintiffs andBeneficiaries to uphold a decedent’s true intent by bypassing these stringent probate requirements. A California court has stated in a recent opinion: “If we were to permit, much less encourage, dual litigation tracks for disgruntled heirs, we would risk destabilizing the law of probate and creating uncertainty and inconsistency in its place. We would risk undermining the legislative intent inherent in creating the Probate Code as the preferable, if not exclusive, remedy for disputes over testamentary documents. (Citations omitted.) These are very valid concerns that warrant this court’s attention.” Beckwith v. Dahl, 205 Cal.App.4th 1039 (2012). Tortious Interference with an Inheritance or Expectancy was first recognized in Florida in 1966. See Allen v. Leybourne, 190 So.2d 825 (Fla. 3d DCA 1966). The tort of interference with an inheritance (West Palm Beach) authorizes the injuredbeneficiary to bring a claim to recover damages. The tort is recognized to advance a public policy for the protection of the decendent’s interest in freely gifting his or her property. Find out more on Tortious Interference with an Inheritance in Florida. See http://www.pankauskilawfirm.com/ for videos and information […]
In May of 2014 we lost an incredible author and poet and gained an icon in American history: Maya Angelou.