District Court of Appeal of Florida

Order requiring a trust, of which the primary asset is a one-half interest in decedent-s residence, to pay expenses not covered by estate assets based upon the provisions of a trust instrument is reversed where homestead protections attached to the decedent's residence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/08/2006
• Published 02/08/2006

Judges

• WARNER, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Shelley H. Leinicke of Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy, Graham & Ford, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James R. George of Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.