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 16, 2015 | Estate Litigation, Trust Litigation, Will Contests, Wills & Trusts Law, Wills and Probate |
Who is responsible for the attorney's fees of the party filing a will contest case?Watch this video on YouTube Attorneys Fees in a Will Contest Case The Florida Probate Code allows the probate judge in a will contest to award attorney’s fees to...
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 | 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 | Feb 24, 2012 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Estate Planning, Health Care Power of Attorney, Irrevocable Trusts, Living Will, Titling of Assets, Trust Administration, Trust Litigation, Trustee |
If you can get past the swooning over George Clooney, this year’s five time Oscar nominee “The Descendants” is really about estate planning. In the movie plot, Clooney’s character’s ancestors left valuable Hawaian real estate in a...
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...
