Fort Lauderdale, FL
Appeals Lawyer at Fort Lauderdale, FL
Practice Areas: Appeals, Litigation, Probate
OUTCOME: Trial court order overturned.
Trust beneficiary brought breach of fiduciary duty action against trustee, seeking removal of trustee, accounting, and other relief. The Circuit Court, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Jo ... hn L. Phillips, J., granted summary judgment to trustee. Beneficiary appealed.
OUTCOME: Trial court order overturned.
Settlor's son, who was beneficiary of trust, brought action seeking to invalidate fourth and fifth amended trusts and to enforce third amended trust. The Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court, Palm Beach Co ... unty, David E. French, J., granted surviving spouse's motion to dismiss with prejudice and found that son was required to return prior distributions before he could challenge fourth and fifth amended trusts. Son appealed.