Comiter Singer has been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms®, earning four Regional Tier 1 rankings in the West Palm Beach metropolitan area. The recognition reflects the firm’s continued strength across tax, trusts and estates, corporate law, and estate and trust litigation. The recognition follows the firm’s…
Congratulations to Brian Spiro and Anya Van Veen on obtaining a final judgment following a trial on the partition of a parcel of real estate in Palm Beach County. The partition action stemmed from the rescission of a wild deed, and the entry of a complex homestead determination following the administration of more…
Congratulations to Brian Spiro and Anya Van Veen on obtaining a summary judgment in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in an inheritance dispute. The action centered on the interpleader of the death benefit for a Decedent’s life insurance policy where competing claims were submitted…
There are three separate aspects of homestead protections under Florida law. These include: asset protection, reduction(s) in property taxes, and safeguards for the surviving spouse and/or minor children of the deceased owner of a Florida homestead. Homestead: Asset Protection Homestead property—defined as one-half acre if located within a municipality, or…
Whenever there are disputes surrounding the distribution or administration of a deceased person’s trust assets, trust litigation may be inevitable. Trust litigation involves challenging the trust itself, or a dispute interpreting the trust’s terms in a similar way that probate litigation involves challenging a will or interpreting the terms of…