Probate Litigation Involving Trustees, Executors or Guardians
At Grumer & Macaluso, P.A., our lawyers advise people on either side of a dispute involving the performance of a fiduciary subject to probate court supervision, such as the executor or administrator of a Florida decedent's estate, a trustee, a guardian or a conservator. Persons acting in these capacities are held to a high standard of performance and must discharge their responsibilities honestly, diligently and competently. Failure to meet these standards could expose the fiduciary to liability.
Contact our office in Fort Lauderdale to work with attorneys who can evaluate fiduciary performance under the circumstances of your case and advise you about the best ways to protect your interests.
Attacking and Defending Fiduciary Performance in South Florida Probate Courts
Litigation involving breach of fiduciary duty claims can often be complicated by interpersonal baggage involving family factions, disputes between surviving spouses and the decedent's children, or strained relationships between trustees and beneficiaries. One of our law firm's objectives in probate litigation is to help our clients distinguish between strategic priorities and the sideshow grievances that can interfere with an efficient and positive resolution of the dispute.
We work with clients on either side of a claim concerning fiduciary performance in a wide range of situations:
- Actions for accounting of a trust or estate
- Abuse of a power of attorney
- Elder abuse charges against a guardian or conservator
- Misappropriation of trust assets
- Self dealing or conflict of interest on the part of a fiduciary
- Replacement of an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or conservator
- Disputes over business trust assets or third-party claims against a business trust
- Disputes over the timing and terms of the sale of trust or estate property
Our Florida probate litigation attorneys understand the procedural and evidentiary problems involved with proof of claims against fiduciaries, and we can help you assert or defend such claims with respect to trusts or estates of all sizes. Contact Grumer & Macaluso in Fort Lauderdale to learn more about your legal options in litigation involving fiduciary performance.
