In re Estate of Maldonado
In re Estate of Maldonado , --- So.3d --- (Fla. 5th DCA 2015) In this case, the former spouse of a decedent appealed an order directing the personal representative to distribute the estate's assets and close the estate. The decedent and his ex-wife divorced in 1993 in Puerto Rico, but the Puerto Rico order dissolving the marriage did not distribute the spouses' marital assets. When the decedent died in 2005, his son sought to probate his will in Florida. At the same time, the ex-wife filed suit in Puerto Rico seeking an award of marital assets. She ultimately received a judgment for one-half of the marital assets. In 2006, the ex-wife filed a motion to intervene in the probate proceedings and an affidavit explaining the Puerto Rico judgment and her claim against the estate. In 2007, she again filed a renewed motion to intervene and statement of claim. The decedent's son objected to the claim as untimely, and in 2010 the court entered a...