Gerhart v. Belcher

BARKDULL, Judge.

This appeal presents for review the correctness of an order of the county judges’ court assessing attorney’s fees. The fees were awarded for the establishment of a trust and were assessed against the corpus of the trust.

It is undisputed that the testator waived the requirements of the Florida trust law and waived the requirements of the testamentary trustees giving bond and otherwise complying with said statutes. However, this was an estate of considerable means and the testamentary trust involved in these proceedings ultimately received assets in excess of one-half million…