Elizabeth Joy Dascal v. Jacqueline Dascal Chariff, et al.

Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed January 14, 2026.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D24-2313
Lower Tribunal No. 22-1298-CP-02
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Elizabeth Joy Dascal ,
Appellant,
vs.
Jacqueline Dascal Chariff, et al. ,
Appellees.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Bertila Soto,
Judge.
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L. and Edward George
Guedes, and Laura Keats Wendell, for appellant.
Katz Baskies & Wolf PLLC, and James Raymond George (Boca
Raton), for appellees.
Before LOGUE, LINDSEY and GOODEN, JJ.
PER CURIAM.

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Affirmed. 	See 	§ 	733.106(1), 	Fla. 	Stat. 	(2024) 	(“In 	all 	probate
proceedings, costs may be awarded as in chancery actions.”); id. at (3) (“Any
attorney 	who 	has 	rendered 	services 	to 	an 	estate 	may 	be 	awarded
reasonable compensation from the estate.”); Dayton v. Conger, 448 So. 2d
609, 612 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984) (“The rule in chancery cases is that a court of
equity may, as justice requires, order that costs follow the result of the suit,
apportion the costs between the parties, or require all costs be paid by the
prevailing party.”).