ANDREW J. GOSLINE, VI AND MATTHEW P. GOSLINE, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF ANDREW J. GOSLINE
v.
MARIA G. GOSLINE, AS PARENT AND LEGAL GUARDIAN OF M.G., A CHILD
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An attorney renders services to an estate if, by his actions, the intent of the decedent is established and the estate is properly divided.
[1] An attorney renders services to an estate, entitling him to benefits, if by his actions the intent of the decedent is established and the estate is properly divided.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FIFTH DISTRICT
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
ANDREW J. GOSLINE, VI AND
MATTHEW P. GOSLINE, AS
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE ESTATE OF ANDREW J. GOSLINE,
Appellants,
v. Case No. 5D19-465 MARIA G. GOSLINE, AS PARENT AND LEGAL GUARDIAN OF M.G., A CHILD, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed December 24, 2019 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Margaret W. Hudson, Judge. R. Gregory Hyden and George Harding, of Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A., Boca Raton, for Appellants. Edward Downey and R. Lee McElroy, of Downey | McElroy, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Segal v. Levine, 489 So. 2d 868, 869 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986) (holding attorney benefits (“renders services to”) estate if, by his actions, intent of decedent is established and estate properly divided). ORFINGER, LAMBERT and EISNAUGLE, JJ., concur.
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- Segal v. I. Stanley Levine under the Last Will and Testament of Sidney Lefkowitz, 489 So. 2d 868 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986)