Legal Opinion
Blechman v. Dely
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 14, 2014No. 4D12-4193PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevine, J.
Appellant appeals the trial court’s order finding him in contempt and removing him as personal representative of the Estate of Bertram Blechman. We find that the trial court violated appellant’s due process rights by finding him in indirect criminal contempt without complying with the procedures outlined in Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.840 and by removing him as personal representative without complying with the procedures set forth in Florida Probate Rule 5.440. For these reasons, we reverse.
The decedent, Bertram Blechman, died in 2011. He was survived by his wife; his son,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bowen v. BowenSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
- Weiser v. WeiserDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
- Estate of MurphyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
- Hagerman v. HagermanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
- Fiore v. AthineosDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Chiu v. Wells Fargo BankDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
- Robert Blechman and Cathy Blechman Chermak v. Estate of Bertram BlechmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
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- Ori Avraham Gordin and Teresa Shelley v. Estate of Shelley Wilensky Shelley Maisel a/k/a Shelley W. Shelley and Daniel W. ShelleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
- Rosenwater v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
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