Beat the Xmas rush, forget about Black Friday and avoid the New Year’s hangover when it comes to planning your estate ! For those that have been meaning to get your estate plan in place, but have been putting it off, here’s why the next 45 days are crucial to your family and your money. So, as we get ready to set the clocks back and as the sunsets arrive earlier than expected, here’s some insight and motivation to get your estate plan in place.
The worlds of comedy and entertainment were rocked with the death of comic Joan Rivers following minor elective surgery. While she may want to be remembered for her talent to make us laugh, there are 5 things we can learn in our estate planning from this tragic loss.
Can a dis-inherited son of a Ft. Lauderdale probate attack his dead father’s marriage & try to get an inheritance? This September 14, 2014 opinion of Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal deals with a probate lawsuit in Broward County. If you were dis-inherited and your dad left everthing to his wife, you may want to read this probate appeal decision if you believe you can have the marriage declared null & void.
With the untimely death of Paul Walker, the star of The Fast and The Furious, http://www.thefastandthefurious.com/ attention has focused to his $25 million estate. Walker evidently had a $10 million home and a #Will which left his entire estate to his minor daughter.
Nelson Mandela’s estate is worth $4 Million according to news sources, which also suggest that the family may be fighting. Who will gain control of his likeness, image, name and the chance to get royalties ?
A Texas judge has ordered a hospital to take a pregnant woman who is brain-dead off life support. This marks the second time in two months that courts have intervened to make healthcare decisions for brain-dead persons. The other related story which made national news occurred last month when a brain-dead child was on life support in California.
Experienced Florida trial lawyers, and those whose practice is limited to litigation in Florida, have all come across clients who want a judge removed. What does it take to remove a Florida trial judge? Does it make sense to do that? And is it really in the client’s best interests to seek to disqualify a Florida trial judge?