CARROLL v. ISRAELSON

No. 4D13-4532.

169 So.3d 239 (2015)

Helen CARROLL, Appellant, v. Stuart G. ISRAELSON, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Thomas Jeffrie Carroll, Stuart G. Israelson and Louis E. Friedman, as Co-Trustees of the Wendy Family Trust, Lara Israelson and Jay Israelson, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied August 7, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Silverstone of David A. Silverstone, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Daniel A. Bushell of Bushell Appellate Law, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Douglas F. Hoffman of Rudolf & Hoffman, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellees.


A childless decedent passed away one month after divorcing his wife but before he changed his will — a will that left his entire estate to the former wife and her relatives. The decedent's mother, for whom the will is silent, sought to invalidate the will's residuary provision. Exercising vigorous legal gymnastics, the circuit court...

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