Anderson v. McDonough

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

William Anderson appeals an adverse final jüdgment in a will contest involving his mother’s estate. We affirm the final judgment without comment,, but we reverse and remand the award of attorney’s fees.

Anderson was ordered to pay $19,678.73 in attorney’s fees to his aunt,,who was the beneficiary under his mother’s will. The order .was based on section 733.106, Florida Statutes (2011). As explained in the companion case, Anderson v. McDonough, No. 2D14-2605, 2016 WL 1386145 (Fla. 2d DCA April 8, 2016), this statute does not authorize personal liability for fees; rather, the…