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Ensuring You Get Paid to Represent A Florida Trustee – And Avoiding A Conflict of Interest Sandtrap

Published on: January 29, 2019 | by Rarick & Bowden Gold

By: Phillip B. Rarick, Weston Estate Planning Attorney

In 2008 Florida passed an amendment to our Trust Code designed to allow a Trustee to use trust funds to pay legal fees incurred in defending a breach of trust litigation without prior court approval, so long as the Trustee gave notice to qualified beneficiaries of its intent to do so.

On its face, Florida Statute, F.S. 736.0802(10), seems to give the Trustee access to Trust funds to defend itself, but on closer examination, it creates a potential conflict of interest sandtrap.

Why Every Attorney Over Age 35 Should Consider an Asset Protection Trust – Now!

Published on: November 12, 2018 | by Rarick & Bowden Gold

By Phil Rarick, Esq.

May the odds be with you – but frankly they are not:

A recent study indicated that the average lawyer can now expect three legal malpractice claims during his or her career.