ARTICLE: Attorney's Fees For Rendering Services To An Estate
Sec. 733.106(3) provides: “Any attorney who has rendered services to an
estate may be
awarded reasonable compensation from the estate.” This statute is not restricted to
services that bring about an enhancement in value or an increase in the
assets of the
estate, but also includes services
that are successful in effectuating the
testamentary
intention set forth in the will, that prevent the appointment of a personal
representative, or
that obtain the removal of a personal representative.
I. ATTORNEY’S FEES ALLOWED:
When is an attorney entitled to an award of attorney's fees pursuant to §733.106(3)?
ΓΌ In re Estate of Lewis, 442 So.2d 290 (Fla. 4th
DCA 1983). In Lewis, a beneficiary
whose devise was being contested by the personal representative on the
basis of undue
