My brother and I are the beneficiary of a trust and he wants to end and I do not. CAN he end trust without my permission?

First, beneficiaries cannot terminate a trust. Only the trustee(s) can terminate a trust. Further, with limited exceptions under the Florida...

With a egal separation agreement is the executor of the will is excluded from acting as the trustie,

In FL, any referenced to a spouse in a will is ignored after the couple is divorced. Separation does not count. The closest analogy is pregnancy...

What is a Motion to Strike Defendants Pleading? What happens when it is granted?

A motion to strike your pleading is a motion to have your pleading (as the defendant, that would be your Answer) removed from the case. It will be...

How to respond to a motion for summary judgement

Since you seem resigned to doing this yourself, the basis for a motion for summary judgment is that all of the undisputed material facts support...

Do I have grounds for a complaint with the Florida bar against a law firm

As a former member and chairperson of the Fla. Bar Grievance Committee for my circuit - the entity which handles complaints against lawyers - I can...

Original Answers to family law interrogatories aren't supposed to be filed with the court right?

Original discovery requests and responses generally are not to be filed, unless some issue with the discovery process needs to be brought to the...

How much time should you be given before a hearing?

In most cases, before a matter can be heard, a Notice of Hearing must be filed and served. Most courts have a local rule stating how many days...

What are the consequences in filing a Joint Motion for Voluntary dismissal With Prejudice in the Eleventh Circuit?

Generally speaking, dismissal with prejudice at any level means that the case is irretrievably over. If you have an ineffective assistance of...

What you should have done in the first place - engage an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, check with your local legal aid service or...

Can the judge over rule ffn and gal

By "ffn" I assume you mean Florida Family Network, and GAL, of course, is the guardian ad litem. Presumably, you are going through some issues...