Florida court upholds removal of daughter who represented estate and trusts without a lawyer

Managing a deceased parent's estate and family trusts can involve complex legal responsibilities, particularly when disagreements arise among beneficiaries. A Florida daughter who continued representing her late mother's estate and three family trusts in court without a lawyer has now lost all four positions after an appeals court upheld her removal, finding that her actions violated established legal requirements.In a November 12, 2026, decision, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal affirmed four removal orders against Kerrin Friedman.

The rulings removed her as personal representative of her mother Bonny L Wax's estate and as trustee of three family trusts. In Kerrin Friedman v.

In Re: Estate of Bonny L Wax, available on Justia, the appeals court rejected her arguments that the probate court lacked authority to remove her and had denied her due process.Daughter continued representing estate without a lawyerThe dispute involved four separate probate and trust proceedings in Miami-Dade County.