Why are you making a Palm Beach estate plan with a validly executed Florida will? Despite the fact that it’s largely a myth one resounding answer to this question is that you do not want the money to escheat to the State. Do you know when your inheritance escheats to the state? You may want to brush up the Florida’s Rules of Intestacy Succession
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.
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.
How long does your right to a West Palm Beach inheritance last? Have you heard about the return of a Matisse painting and other valuables after it went missing for almost one hundred years? Your entitlements to stolen property may not extinguish as quickly as you thought.
Did you know that you could waive your Palm Beach inheritance? But why would you want to do that? The answer may surprise you. Check out these 2 important reasons you may want to waive your inheritance in West Palm Beach.
Have you read the term “pretermitted heir” anywhere in your Palm Beach will? Do you know what that means? You may want to hear what Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal had to say about pretermitted children.
Can you sue for legal malpractice in Palm Beach County?? What if you were not the party who retained the attorney? The answer may surprise you. Check out what the Fifth District Court of Appeal had to say about the matter in a 2012 case.
Are you contesting a will in West Palm Beach? Are there a lot of contested heirs? Did you know you have to personally serve all necessary parties? You may want to see what the Seventh District Ohio Court of Appeals had to say in their recent opinion In re Britt.
If you are about to probate an estate in Florida you may be asking how much is this going to cost me? Sure attorneys can be expensive but doesn’t the estate pay for these types of things? You may want to take a look at this crash course on the expenses of Palm Beach Probate.
Involved in a Palm Beach attorneys fees “fight” ? Maybe you are involved in a probate litigation Boca Raton and there is a dispute over what the executor of the will wants to get paid. Or, maybe you are involved incontract lawsuit Ft. Lauderdale and there is an attorney fee provision in the Florida contract. If so, you may want to read this April 17, 2015 Florida contract case from Florida’s5th District Court of Appeal dealing with Florida attorneys fees.