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• Florida needs to adopt the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act

  In our increasingly mobile society, adult guardianships often involve more than one state, raising complex multi-jurisdictional issues. We have legal

• When's a creditor claim decided in the Probate Division, and when's it decided in the Civil Division

  A few years ago Jonathan Galler published an excellent article in the Florida Bar Journal explaining the nuts and bolts of how creditor claims are

• What's a "caveat" and why should probate attorneys care? | Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog

  There are all sorts of reasons why you may not want to commence a probate proceeding, but still have concerns about someone else getting the jump on you

• When does a probate judge have "personal" jurisdiction over a personal representative or trustee

  Section 731.105 of our Probate Code tells us that all probate matters are "in rem" proceedings. In my last post I wrote about two recent cases testing the

• 2021 Legislative Update + Backstories (Part 2) | Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog

  This is the second installment of the 2021 legislative update. It covers a broad range of bread and butter statutory changes that could have a big impact

• Can your probate judge enforce your settlement agreement or do you have to file a new lawsuit

  The vast majority of cases settle. Whether those settlements are on balance a "good deal" can always be questioned after the fact, potentially subjecting