Thibideau v. Estate of Blane
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtKlein, J.
The trial court discharged the petitioner as the personal representative of an estate after discovering that he was a disbarred attorney and convicted felon. Convicted felons are not legally qualified to act as personal representatives. § 733.303(l)(b), Fla. Stat. (2002). The court also issued an order for petitioner to show cause why he had not committed a fraud, and indicated that it had no faith in petitioner’s Credibility-
Petitioner then moved to disqualify the court and the court granted the motion in part, disqualifying itself only from the proceeding on the order to show cause.…
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