THIBIDEAU v. ESTATE OF BLANE

Nos. 4D03-887, 4D03-1540.

851 So.2d 911 (2003)

Lance J. THIBIDEAU, Petitioner, v. The ESTATE OF Leslie BLANE, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 13, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce David Green of Bruce David Green, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Charles M. Fahlbusch, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for respondent.


KLEIN, J.

The trial court discharged the petitioner as the personal representative of an estate after discovering that he was a disbarred attorney and convicted felon. Convicted felons are not legally qualified to act as personal representatives. § 733.303(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (2002). The court also issued an order for petitioner to show cause why he had not committed a fraud, and indicated that it had no faith in petitioner's credibility.

Petitioner then...

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