Sound Advice in South Florida Will Contests and Intestacy Disputes
The probate litigation attorneys of Grumer & Macaluso, P.A., represent people who need advice about their rights and responsibilities under the terms of a decedent's will, or who need to resolve questions as to the validity of the will itself. Our experience with Florida probate law also allows us to offer effective counsel for any party of interest in a dispute concerning an intestate estate, or one to be administered without the guidance of any will at all. Contact us in Fort Lauderdale for additional information about our probate litigation experience and the best approaches for your situation.
We represent heirs, beneficiaries, executors, administrators and third parties in disputes over the terms or validity of wills, the application of the rules of intestate succession to particular situations, and the best ways to handle disputed details of estate administration. We also serve as local counsel for out-of-state executors, administrators and other parties interested in a Florida estate.
Grumer & Macaluso has successfully represented clients in complex cases involving large estates and in exceptional cases involving unusual situations or novel legal issues. While working to achieve positive client outcomes in any will contest or probate dispute, we work to protect the value of the assets in dispute while remaining sensitive to the delicate or damaged family dynamics that can underlie any matter that reaches probate court.
Fort Lauderdale Will Contests Lawyers: Call 888-587-5549
Examples of the kinds of cases we handle include:
- Will contests based on challenges to the validity of a will: improper drafting, missing signatures, lack of witnesses, or circumstances indicating a likelihood of forgery or alteration
- Lack of capacity on the part of the testator due to dementia, mental illness or other circumstances
- Claims of undue influence, duress or coercion exercised by the testator by someone else such as a relative, a neighbor or an attendant
- Elective share claims brought by a surviving spouse who may have been pretermitted, or written out of the will
- Disputes between administrators, heirs and others in intestacy cases
- Disagreements between a surviving spouse and adult children from a prior marriage
- Disputed gift transfers prior to death
- Challenges to transfers made under a power of attorney prior to death
- Questions as to the ownership of a given asset by the estate or a trust
- Breach of fiduciary duty claims against an executor or an administrator
For additional information about our approach to client service in will contests and other disputes involving a decedent's estate, contact the Florida probate lawyers of Grumer & Macaluso, P.A., in Fort Lauderdale.
