Legal Opinion
McCormick v. Cox
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 14, 2013No. 3D12-1289PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSalter, J.
The trustee, his son, and their law firm appeal an adverse final judgment against them in an action brought by the beneficiaries of family trusts. After an eight-day trial, the probate division of the circuit court: removed the trustee, finding that he had breached his fiduciary duties to the beneficiaries; found that the trustee and his son also acted in a dual capacity as attorneys for the trusts, and participated in breaches of fiduciary duty in that capacity as well; surcharged the trustee, his son, and their law firm for $2,146,812.00 in expenses incurred as a result of their…
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