Legal Opinion
Hirchert v. Hirchert Family Trust
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 11, 2008No. 5D07-3718PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
988 So.2d 63 (2008)
Johnee Ann Alle HIRCHERT, Appellant,
v.
HIRCHERT FAMILY TRUST, Appellee.
No. 5D07-3718.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
July 11, 2008.
David S. Cohen and Jennifer L. Moore, of Law Offices of David S. Cohen, LC, Orlando, for Appellant.
Mark O. Cooper, of O'Neill, Liebman & Cooper, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee.
PLEUS, J.
This case is a good example of why a trustee should not treat assets in a trust as though they are his or her own. In 1992, Richard Hirchert and his first wife created a family trust providing for the division of their assets into a Survivor's…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fall v. EastinSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Ruth v. Department of Legal AffairsSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
- Bauman v. RayburnDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
- MDO Development Corp. v. KellyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- Labelle v. LabelleDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re GalloCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- Hirchert Family Trust v. HirchertDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
- Emery, Gillian v. Gallo, FrankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- Gillian Emery v. Frank GalloCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009