An update to the probate dispute between Robin Williams' wife and children shows how these cases can take months to resolve. The judge presiding over the case has ordered the parties to try to work out their differences over the next eight weeks.To recap, sometime...
Month: March 2015
Many are pushing for guardianship reform in Florida
We have written before in this blog about guardianships, which can protect a person’s well-being or property if he or she is no longer able to do so, due to dementia or other health reasons. However, in the wrong hands guardianship can lead to a person being...
Personal representatives owe the estate a fiduciary duty
We have spoken before about personal representatives, also known as executors, and their role in the probate process in Florida. Serving as a personal representative for a person’s estate after he or she dies is an important job, and not one to take lightly. The...
The consequences of not having an estate plan
We understand: it is not pleasant to plan for your demise. Being afraid of death is very common. But the end comes for all of us sooner or later, which is why it is necessary to plan for the future.This includes setting up an estate plan, so that your loved ones...
Dealing with creditors during probate
Depending on what stage of life a person is in when he or she passes away, he or she may die with several unpaid debts. While it may be nice to have the mortgage and business loans paid off before death, life is often less tidy than that.Thus, many personal...
Glen Campbell’s children accuse wife of improper Alzheimer’s care
Recently, we have shared a pair of stories about family probate disputes following the death of a celebrity. Many of these cases are about contesting the terms of the celebrity’s will. However, many estate plan disputes are about the testator’s medical...
What if my spouse cut me and our children out of the estate plan?
There may be a variety of reasons for a person to completely cut his or her spouse and children out of his or her will. Whatever the decedent’s reasons, it may come as a shock to the family to learn that they are to receive nothing, especially if the decedent...
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