by Randy Coleman | Jun 20, 2019 | Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Personal Representative, Probate, Probate Law, Probate Litigation, Will Challenges, Will Contests, Wills & Trusts Law, Wills and Probate |
How do you contest a will where you had a loving relationship with your mother and she always said she would leave everything to you and your siblings. After she died, you discover she had recently written a new will, leaving everything to her housekeeper. Is there...
by Randy Coleman | Nov 1, 2017 | Estate Planning, estate tax, Intestacy, Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship, No Will, Probate, Probate Law, Probate Litigation, Revocable Living Trusts, Tenancy by the Entireties, Trust Litigation, Trustee, Trusts, Will Challenges, Will Contests, Wills & Trusts Law, Wills and Probate |
Whether your spouse has just passed away or you have lost your mom or dad, the emotional trauma of losing a loved one often comes with a bewildering array of financial and legal issues surrounding probate & trust administration demanding attention. It can be...
by Randy Coleman | Apr 29, 2016 | Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Intestacy, No Will, Probate, Probate Law, Probate Litigation, Will Contests, Wills & Trusts Law, Wills and Probate |
The famed recording artist Prince died leaving an unknown fortune and possibly no will or estate plan to dictate what to do with that fortune. Prince’s sister, Tyka Nelson, told the probate court in the Minnesota county where Prince lived that her brother did...
by Randy Coleman | Nov 7, 2015 | Probate Law, Probate Litigation |
The recent sinking of the El Faro and the fate of its crew members raise unique issues for the probate of the estates of the crew members in Florida. The owners of the El Faro have agreed to pay the legal fees for the families of the crew members to establish that the...
by Randy Coleman | Apr 16, 2015 | Elder Abuse, Estate Litigation, Financial Abuse of the Elderly, Probate, Probate Law, Probate Litigation, Trust Litigation, Will Challenges, Will Contests, Wills & Trusts Law, Wills and Probate |
Saying that there has been “undue influence” is often used as a reason to contest a will or estate plan, but what does it mean? Florida Statues provide the following definition: 732.5165 Effect of fraud, duress, mistake, and undue influence.—A will is void...
by Randy Coleman | Dec 18, 2014 | Discretionary Trusts, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Probate, Probate Litigation, Will Contests, Wills and Probate |
A will or trust contest can derail your final wishes, rapidly deplete your estate, and tear your loved ones apart. Unfortunately, we have the opportunity to observe such contests on a regular basis, and even among families where no one expected there would be any...
