Perelman v. Estate of Perelman

Ruth Perelman, the late wife of appellee Raymond Perelman, died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 31, 2011, at the age of 90. In this appeal of a final Florida probate order, Ruth and Raymond’s son Jeffrey Perelman challenges: 1) the trial court’s refusal to stay the Florida probate proceeding in deference to a Pennsylvania probate proceeding; and 2) the trial court’s determination that Ruth was domiciled in Florida at the time of her death. Because we conclude that the trial court should have stayed the action under the principle of priority, we reverse.1

Following Ruth’s death, Raymond…