If you are involved in a Florida probate litigation Delray Beach, you may have had a Florida law 57.105 motion filed against you, wanting you to pay the other side’s attorneys fees. Or, if you believe the other side to an Estate Lawsuit Boca Raton is baseless, you might send a Florida 57.105 letter to the other side and then file a Florida 57.105 motion if the other side doesn’t act. A July 8, 2015 Palm Beach Appeals case tells us more about Florida’s 57.105 law and the attorneys fee statute.
Involved in a Palm Beach probate? Maybe a revocable trust or successor trustee issue in Boca Raton with a probate lawyer? There were just 4 important Florida probate law developments which you may want to read about. If you are involved in a Florida trust contest or a probate, and attorneys fees are an issue, consider reading the recent developments set forth below.
Is a Palm Beach relative subject to a guardianship in Palm Beach Court? Has their attorney signed confidentiality stipulations that they later violated? You may be entitled to pursue sanctions do you know how? You will probably have to prove bad faith but do you know what constitutes bad faith in West Palm Beach? Check out this interesting case out of the Third District Court of Appeal.
Are you engaged in a heated West Palm Beach trial for money damages? Has the opposing side filed an offer of judgment? Do you know what that means? You may want to read more here rather than risk getting stuck with attorney’s fees and costs for the other side. Check out this case out of the Fourth District Court of Appeal where a litigant sued her insurance and ended up owing almost 200 thousand dollars in attorneys fees and costs.
Have you obtained a favorable verdict in Palm Beach court? Is the defendant failing to pay up? Do you know how to pursue sanctions? You may want to take a look at a Fourth District Court of Appeals case to learn more.
No one likes to lose but after you lose your Palm Beach will contest or intentional interference with an inheritance claim are you going to be on the hook for attorneys fees? What does the other side have to show to get you to pay attorney’s fees and what can you do to prevent it? A case out of Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal today shows how you can win a battle even after losing the war. Attorney’s Fees.
In the September 1, 2014 Florida Bar News, it was reported that a Florida mediator was disciplined by a committee under authority of the Florida Supreme Court. Heirs, next of kin and estate beneficiaries Palm Beach who are involved in estate litigation are often ordered to attend mediation by the Florida Probate Court before any probate trial. What does this mean for those involved in probate litigation Palm Beach who may be required to mediate their estate lawsuit?
Congratulations to Board Certified Appellate Attorney Robert Hauser who successfully argued an appeal at the US Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, in Atlanta last month. Pankauski Law Firm ‘s Robert Hauser’s fine appellate work assisted his client with reversing a lower court’s order. In addition, the opinion of the US Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, went much further: the appellate court ordered the lower court to conduct hearings necessary to require an accounting, disgorgement, to issue orders imposing sanctions, writs of garnishment and attachment in favor of Rob’s client and against the adverse parties. Congratulations, Rob, for your work on federal appeals.
There’s nothing like a second or third family to create trust litigation in Palm Beach. When you put your second or third wife in charge of your revocable trust BUT your adult children from another marriage are beneficiaries…….. start calling Palm Beach trust litigation law firms in West Palm Beach. If you are a Palm Beach trustee, you owe fiduciary duties to your trust beneficiaries. If you are involved in a trust lawsuit with your trust beneficiaries, one thing which you don’t want to happen is to be found in CONTEMPT.
This Texas case, whose opinion was published just a few days ago, touches on two issues that are very common for Palm Beach probate litigators who are involved in estate litigation: modifying the terms o f a trust and settlement agreements for probate lawsuits which result from a mediation conference. Most Florida probate courts, including the Palm Beach probate courts and the Ft. Lauderdale probate courts, often require parties to a probate lawsuit to go to mediation. Mediation is an attempt to resolve issues involving inheritance fights, or probate litigation and estate lawsuits.