HABAL v. HABAL

No. 4D19-1493.

303 So.3d 960 (2020)

Tarek HABAL, Appellant, v. Suzanne HABAL, individually and Suzanne Habal as Co-Trustee of the Salem M. Habal Trust, dated December 11, 2007, and Restated March 15, 2011, and Dr. Frank Haratta, individually and as Co-Trustee of the Salem M. Habal Trust, dated December 11, 2007, and Restated March 15, 2011, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 9, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy D. Shield and Roger Levine of Shield & Levine, Boca Raton, Robert C. Stone of Law Office of Robert C. Stone, Boca Raton, and Thomas H. Wright of Thomas Wright, P.A., Boca Raton, for appellant.

Eric J. Rayman of Eric J. Rayman, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Douglas F. Hoffman of Rudolf & Hoffman, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellees.


In this case, we hold that, pursuant to the plain language of section 736.0207, Florida Statutes (2019), a contingent remainderman who is not the settlor's guardian does not have standing to challenge the viability of an amendment to a revocable trust while the settlor still lives. Thus, we affirm the trial court...

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