PROBATE LAW
Emeziem & Others v. Mark Unger
In which the First District Court of Appeal held, in an opinion filed on August 27, 2025, that an attorney who was terminated by trust beneficiaries cannot recover a contingency fee by suing the successor trustee, the trustee's counsel, or the counsel's law firm; the demurrer to the complaint is sustained because the fee agreement creates no enforceable lien on the trust assets and the plaintiff fails to state a claim for intentional interference, conversion, or money-had-and-received.
Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of Rex Martin
In which the Second District Court of Appeal held, in an opinion filed on August 25, 2025, that the probate court's removal of Walter Martin as trustee was valid because the earlier non-appealable appeal did not stay the underlying probate proceeding.
Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of Rex Martin
In which the Second District Court of Appeal held, in an opinion filed on August 25, 2025, that the probate court's removal of Walter Martin as trustee was supported by substantial evidence and no abuse of discretion was shown.
Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of Martha A
In which the Fourth District Court of Appeal held, in an opinion filed on August 22, 2025, that a trial court abuses its discretion when it permits and gives evidentiary weight to oral objections from a party who has failed to file the required written objections, even if the court later claims to have considered those statements.
Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of Dong
In which the First District Court of Appeal held, in an opinion filed on August 15, 2025, that the trial court properly exercised its discretion in matters relating to the conservatorship.
Ukkestad
Barrow v. Holmes
Sweetwyne P. Barrow v. Rhonda Holmes
In which the First District Court of Appeal held, in an opinion filed on August 13, 2025, that the trial court's decision was supported by substantial evidence.