Florida Trust Contests

Trust Contests arise when the validity of a revocable or irrevocable Trust is challenged. A Trust Contest may include a Construction Proceeding where one or more parties seek court interpretation and adjudication of the language in the document. This occurs where the Trust document is unclear or contradictory regarding the identity of beneficiaries, the allocation of estate and/or income taxes, the interests of lifetime beneficiaries as opposed to remainder beneficiaries, and the operation of distributive property provisions.