What is Tortious Interference in Trust and Probate Disputes? - YouTube

Hi.

I’m Reed Bloodworth founding partner of Bloodworth Law.

Today I wanted to talk about tortious interference with a testamentary expectancy.

Tortious interference with a testamentary expectancy is a cause of action that can be

used in trust disputes.

It can also be used in probate disputes.

What tortious interference with a testamentary expectancy is it’s a cause of action in

Florida that requires certain elements.

The elements are one a person bringing the claim the plaintiff believes that they had

an expectancy to receive something from a decedent’s trust or will.

The next element is that the plaintiff believes the defendant the person who’s interfered

took some action that required the plaintiff or resulted in the plaintiff not receiving

the expected inheritance.

And finally as a result of that the plaintiff was damaged.

And the damage simply means they didn’t receive the funds or assets they believe they

were entitled to.

Some common situations pertaining to tortious interference with a testamentary expectancy

are on the plaintiff’s side you are the son of mother or father who has passed away.

Mom or dad had a trust and you believed you were going to receive something some inheritance

some assets from the trust upon their death.

However after death you did not in fact receive that inheritance or assets from the trust.

You believe that that’s because some bad actor took actions to unduly influence your

mother or father or committed a fraud against them somehow created a trust where you didn’t

receive your expected inheritance.

From the defendant’s side let’s say you were a caregiver you were a caregiver for

an elderly person you took care of them you were with them for years and they came to

form a very close relationship with you.

And upon their death you learned that they left you a substantial sum.

You didn’t know about it.

You didn’t talk to any attorneys about it.

You never discussed it with the decedent.

It was complete surprise to you.

However the decedent’s blood relatives perhaps children or some other family relation believes

that you have tortuously interfered with their inheritance and they bring a lawsuit against

you on that basis.

You claim complete innocence.

You didn’t know about it.

So obviously you would defend that claim.

At Bloodworth Law I represent both plaintiffs and defendants in tortious interference with

testamentary expectancy claims.

Additionally we offer various fee options.

On the plaintiff’s side we offer contingency options hourly options and hybrid options.

On the defendant’s side we offer hourly options and flat fee options.

So if you have been subjected to a tortious interference with a testamentary expectancy

lawsuit or are considering bringing one give me a call.

Let’s talk about what happened to you.