Florida Panel Affirms: Separated Wife Still Surviving Spouse, Estate Representative

Mealey's (January 13, 2022, 8:35 AM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A probate court did not err in appointing a woman the personal representative of her deceased husband’s estate because a partial marital settlement they had entered into before he died did not include language that would constitute a waiver of intestate rights and because their marriage had not been finally dissolved when he died, a Florida appellate panel ruled Jan. 5....

Attached Documents

Related Sections