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In Florida, and many other states, there are protections written into the probate code which purport to protect children from unintentional disinheritance by one or both of their parents. Florida’s pretermitted child statute is codified at Fla. Stat. §732.302 and
The laws of intestacy exist in every state and take effect whenever a person dies without a Last Will and Testament or where a Last Will and Testament is judicially voided. The purpose of the intestacy laws, which distribute inherited
Does creation of joint accounts with survivorship rights alter the dispositive provisions of a pre-existing last will and testament?
The question of whether, and under what circumstances, a joint, Totten, or tentative trust in bank deposits can be revoked, either expressly
State’s highest court authorizes opening of decedent’s grave to resolve a claim by an individual to be the decedent’s child.
The rights of relatives to the body parts of their deceased family members has been the topic of much legal debate.
Why The Slayer Rule May Prevent the Slayer’s Estate From Benefiting From the Slayer’s Act
By Adrian P. Thomas
Nullus Commodum capere potest de injuria sua propria
(No man can take advantage of his own wrong)
Some readers may be familiar with one of
Should a distant heir have inheritance rights from a relative the heir didn’t even know? In Florida, and many other states, the traditional law governing intestate succession provides an inheritance to the intestate decedent’s “next of kin” without regard to
Morality and the Probate Code: The Law’s Treatment of Illegitimate Children and IntestacyIt wasn’t too long ago that having a child born out of wedlock was universally considered taboo, thereby placing a stigma on the child which had significant social