This is my running list of significant Florida trusts-and-estates related appellate opinions for 2006. If you think I've missed an important case that deserves wider notice, please let me know. As new decisions are published I'll add them to the list. The cases listed below are hyper-linked to the court's original opinion and any commentary I may have written about the case.
1. Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center, Inc. v. Petersen, 2006 WL 88489 (Fla. 1st DCA Jan 17, 2006) (Contested Guardianship Proceedings)
2. Siegel v. Novak, 2006 WL 119545 (Fla. 4th DCA Jan 18, 2006) (Practice & Procedure)
3. Vargas v. Acosta, 2006 WL 120182 (Fla. 3d DCA Jan 18, 2006) (Contested Guardianship Proceedings)
4. McEnderfer v. Keefe, 2006 WL 129320 (Fla. Jan 19, 2006) (Homestead Litigation)
5. Weisfeld-Ladd v. Estate of Ladd, 2006 WL 231481 (Fla. 3d DCA Feb 01, 2006) (Spousal Elective Share Claims)
6. Eccles v. Nelson, 2006 WL 192633 (Fla. 5th DCA Jan 27, 2006) (Practice & Procedure)
7. Faerber v. D.G., 2006 WL 287322 (Fla. 2d DCA Feb 08, 2006) (Creditors' Claims)
8. Engelke v. Estate of Engelke, __ So.2d __ (Fla. 4th DCA February 8, 2006) (Homestead Litigation)
9. Tripp v. Salkovitz, __ So.2d __ (Fla. 2d DCA Feb 08, 2006) (Contested Guardianship Proceedings)
10. In re Estate of Wejanowski, __ So.2d __ (Fla. 2d DCA February 15, 2006) (Compensation Disputes)
11. Roberts v. Sarros, __ So.2d __ (Fla. 2d DCA Feb 15, 2006) (Will and Trust Contests)
12. McMonigle v. McMonigle, __ So.2d __ (Fla. 2d DCA Feb 17, 2006) (Compensation Disputes)
13. Simpson v. Estate of Simpson, __ So.2d __ (Fla. 5th DCA Feb 17, 2006) (Creditors' Claims)
14. Somogyi v. Nevai, __ So.2d __ (Fla. 4th DCA Feb 22, 2006) (Appellate Practice in Probate)
15. Benedetto v. Columbia Park Healthcare Systems, __ So.2d __ (Fla. 5th DCA Mar 10, 2006) (Practice & Procedure)
16. Demayo v. Chames, __ So.2d __ (Fla. 3d DCA Mar 15, 2006) (Homestead Litigation)
17. In re Estate of Faskowitz, __ So.2d __ (Fla. 2d DCA Mar 31, 2006) (Practice & Procedure)
18. McMonigle v. McMonigle, __ So.2d __ (Fla. 2d DCA Mar 29, 2006) (Compensation Disputes)
19. Martinez v. Ipox, __ So.2d __ (Fla. 2d DCA April 07, 2006) (Wrongful Death Claims)
20. Pastor v. Pastor, __ So.2d __ (Fla. 4th DCA April 19, 2006) (Will and Trust Contests)
21. Della Ratta v. Della Ratta, 2006 WL 1235760, 31 Fla. L. Weekly D1325 (Fla. 4th DCA May 10, 2006) (Will and Trust Contests)
22. Brigham v. Brigham, __ So.2d __ (Fla. 3d DCA May 31, 2006) (Compensation Disputes)
23. Vinson v. Johnson, __ So.2d __, 2006 WL 1650609 (Fla. 1st DCA June 16, 2006) (Will and Trust Contests)
24. University of Miami v. Wilson, __ So.2d __, 2006 WL 1687685 (Fla. 3d DCA June 21, 2006) (Wrongful Death Claims)
25. Owens v. Estate of Davis, ex rel. Holzauser, __ So.2d __, 2006 WL 1716786 (Fla. 2d DCA June 23, 2006) (Will and Trust Contests)
26. Meyer v. Meyer, __ So.2d __, 2006 WL 1708155 (Fla. 5th DCA June 23, 2006) (Practice & Procedure)
27. Conseco Ins. Co. v. Clark, 2006 WL 2024401 (M.D.Fla. Jul 17, 2006) (NO. 8:06CV462 T30EAJ) (Contested Guardianship Proceedings)
28. Weinberg v. Weinberg, 2006 WL 2265216, 31 Fla. L. Weekly D2094 (Fla.App. 4 Dist. Aug 09, 2006) (Practice & Procedure)
29. Estate of Gunderson v. School Dist. of Hillsborough County, 2006 WL 2612678 (Fla. 1st DCA Sept. 13, 2006) (Creditors' Claims)
30. In re Estate of Cadgene, 2006 WL 2739334 (Fla. 2d DCA Sep 27, 2006) (Creditors' Claims)
31. Bush v. Webb, 2006 WL 2872522 (Fla. 1st DCA October 11, 2006) (Creditors' Claims)
32. In re Estate of Stisser, 932 So.2d 400, 31 Fla. L. Weekly D1008 (Fla. 2d DCA Apr 07, 2006) (Practice & Procedure)
33. Aronson v. Aronson, 930 So.2d 766, 31 Fla. L. Weekly D1317 (Fla. 3d DCA May 10, 2006) (Practice & Procedure)
34. Fleck-Rubin v. Fleck, 933 So.2d 38, 31 Fla. L. Weekly D1369 (Fla. 2d DCA May 12, 2006) (Will and Trust Contests)
35. Pierre v. Estate of Pierre, 928 So.2d 1252, 31 Fla. L. Weekly D1434 (Fla. 3d DCA May 24, 2006) (Will & Trust Contests)
36. Janien v. Janien, 2006 WL 2956304 (Fla. 4th DCA Oct 18, 2006) (Spousal Elective Share Claims)
37. Pisciotti v. Stephens, 2006 WL 3077750 (Fla.App. 4 Dist. Nov 01, 2006) (Practice & Procedure)
38. Cone v. Anderson, 2006 WL 2986471, 31 Fla. L. Weekly D2621 (Fla. 1st DCA Oct 20, 2006) (Practice & Procedure)
39. Morgan v. Cornell, — So.2d —-, 2006 WL 2987107, 31 Fla. L. Weekly D2632 (Fla. 2d DCA Oct 20, 2006) (Will Construction Litigation)
40. Hayes v. Guardianship of Thompson, 2006 WL 3228916 (Fla. Nov 09, 2006) (Contested Guardianship Proceedings)
41. Baldwin v. Estate Of Winters, 2006 WL 3299834 (Fla. 4th DCA Nov 15, 2006) (Will and Trust Contests)
42. Rice v. Greene, 2006 WL 3327665 (Fla. 5th DCA Nov 17, 2006) (Practice & Procedure)
43. In re Raborn, — F.3d —-, 2006 WL 3409104 (11th Cir.(Fla.) Nov 28, 2006) (Will and Trust Contests)
44. Joseph v. Chanin, 940 So.2d 483, 31 Fla. L. Weekly D2470 (Fla. 4th DCA Oct 04, 2006) (Will and Trust Contests)
45. Werner v. Estate of McCloskey, 2006 WL 3613178 (Fla. 1st DCA Dec 13, 2006) (Removal of Personal Representatives and Surcharge)
46. Johnson v. Clark, 2006 WL 3780511 (M.D.Fla. Dec 20, 2006) (Will and Trust Contests)
47. Miami Rescue Mission, Inc. v. Roberts, 943 So.2d 274, 31 Fla. L. Weekly D2979 (Fla. 3d DCA Nov 29, 2006) (Will and Trust Contests)
48. Matsumoto v. American Burial and Cremation Services, Inc., — So.2d —-, 2006 WL 3733310, 32 Fla. L. Weekly D26 (Fla.App. 2 Dist. Dec 20, 2006) (Practice & Procedure)
49. In re Alexander, 346 B.R. 546, 19 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 356 (Bankr.M.D.Fla. Jul 25, 2006) (Homestead)
50. In re Edwards, — B.R. —-, 2006 WL 3788803 (Bankr.M.D.Fla. Oct 04, 2006) (Homestead)
51. Robinson v. Weiland, 936 So.2d 777 (Fla. 5th DCA Sep 01, 2006) (Newly Discovered Evidence/Fraud on the Court)
52. Kranias v. Tsiogas, 941 So.2d 1173 (Fla. 2d DCA Oct 13, 2006) (Evidence/Privilege)
53. Register v. State, 946 So.2d 50 (Fla. 1st DCA Dec 15, 2006) (Guardianship/Due Process)
54. Marlowe v. Brown, 944 So.2d 1036 (Fla. 4th DCA Aug 02, 2006) (Lateral Thinking)
55. Taylor v. Maness, 941 So.2d 559 (Fla. 3d DCA Nov 15, 2006) (Homestead Deeds)
56. Favreau v. Favreau, 940 So.2d 1188 (Fla. 5th DCA Oct 06, 2006) (Pro Se Litigants)