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Sep 1, 2026 · 6-min read

Jack Daniel's heirs feud over a $15 billion bid — and the voting trust holding the family together

Brown-Forman's founding family controls the company through a single voting vehicle called Wolf Pen Branch. A hostile takeover offer, a 60% stock slide, and a seven-page letter to 130 relatives are testing whether that structure holds. The tools involved are the same ones Florida families use.

May 8, 2026 · 4-min read

Florida 2026 probate reform — what actually changed

The Florida legislature doubled the summary administration threshold from $75k to $150k. Here's who actually qualifies, and the effective-date detail most attorneys are getting wrong.

May 6, 2026 · 5-min read

The 2026 federal estate tax exemption — what most Florida families don't owe

$13.99M per person, $27.98M per couple. Almost no Florida family hits this. Here's what does come up at probate, and the tax filings that actually matter.