by Randy Coleman | Apr 30, 2014 | Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Executor, Personal Representative, Probate, Probate Litigation, Will Contests, Wills and Probate |
ElderlawAnswers.com provides us with information that the Florida Supreme Court rules that money acquired by a woman after executing a form will she obtained from the Internet should be distributed according to the laws of intestacy because the Internet will did not...
by Randy Coleman | Apr 4, 2013 | Elder Law, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Probate, Probate Litigation, Trust Litigation, Will Contests, Wills and Probate |
Today’s New York Times contains an article about the death of “Barbara Piasecka Johnson, Maid Who Married Multimillionaire, Dies at 76.”Barbara Piasecka Johnson, a Polish immigrant who came to America to work as a maid, first worked for J. Seward...
by Randy Coleman | Jul 27, 2012 | Asset Protection, Beneficiary Designations, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Exemption Planning, Life Insurance Protection, Personal Representative, Probate, Probate Litigation, Revocable Living Trusts, Trust Administration, Will Contests, Wills and Probate |
Most people correctly believe that life insurance proceeds are exempt from creditors’ claims in Florida. That is an accurate paraphrasing of Florida Statutes, Section 222.13.Most people incorrectly believe that it makes no difference who is the beneficiary...
by Randy Coleman | Nov 2, 2011 | Beneficiary Designations, Durable Power of Attorney, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Executor, Probate, Probate Litigation, Trust Litigation, Will Contests, Wills and Probate |
Diamonds are forever! Estate planning is not!The travails of the James Brown (Godfather of Soul) estate show just how bad things can get when estate planning documents are not updated when there are changed circumstances. Brown didn’t update his...
by Randy Coleman | Apr 16, 2011 | Crazy Lawsuits, Estate Litigation, Probate Litigation, Trust Litigation, Will Contests |
Unhappy family members are almost always quick to sue other family members regarding the “fairness” of a deceased parent’s distribution plan. Whether it’s trust litigation or probate disputes, the emotions of the heirs who feel they have...
