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These are rare, but this scenario can occur: Florida has a “slayer statute” to address it.  Should a named beneficiary kill the testator, Florida law prohibits the killer from inheriting the [...]

Florida law gives individuals the power to contest Wills in the cases of fraud, mental incapacity or undue influence. In Florida, you can challenge a Will within the statute of limitations before [...]

After you are served a notice of administration regarding a will, you have 3 months to contest the contents or validity of the will in the state of Florida.  The objections to a will can be [...]

Florida has laws that protect high net worth elderly individuals from exploitation through “deathbed” marriages.  Deathbed marriages occur when an elderly, sometimes high net worth, individual [...]

In Florida, trusts can contain provisions which describe situations in which a trustee should be removed and procedures for doing so.  An example of a procedure that could be laid out to remove a [...]

Undue influence often involves a family member or friend coercing someone to add or remove beneficiaries from their estate planning documents in the last months of life or when their mental [...]

Out of several circumstances under which a will could be contested in Florida, the simplest is the will was not drafted using the proper formalities.  For example, if a will is not witnessed as [...]

  Babette: Both Fred and I have litigation experience, and unfortunately in elder law, even with good planning, sometimes you end up in court. Fred: The typical case is a gentleman passes [...]