Florio v. Florio

Concetta A. Florio (Concetta), individually and as administratrix of the estate of Mary T. Palmeri (Mary), commenced an action in the Probate and Family Court seeking a determination that the funds in three allegedly joint bank accounts — two accounts opened at a Cambridge Savings Bank branch in Massachusetts, and one account opened at a First Union National Bank branch in Florida — belonged solely to Mary at the time of her death, as well as an order transferring funds from those accounts to Mary’s estate.4 A judge in the Probate and Family Court reported the case to the Appeals Court, and…