Irama Valdes v. in Re: Estate of Andres Jesus Capetillo
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledSeptember 17, 2026
Docket3D2026-0030
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed September 17, 2026.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D26-0030
Lower Tribunal No. 21-910-CP-02
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Irama Valdes,
Appellant,
vs.
In Re: Estate of Andres Jesus Capetillo,
Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Maria de
Jesus Santovenia, Judge.
Irama Valdes, P.A., and Irama Valdes, for appellant.
No appearance, for appellee.
Before FERNANDEZ, MILLER and GOODEN, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See § 733.6171(5), Fla. Stat. (2025); In re Estate of Platt,
586 So. 2d 328, 335–36 (Fla. 1991) (“The key word in the present statute is
that the fee should be ‘reasonable.’”); Estate of Brock, 695 So. 2d 714, 718
(Fla. 1st DCA 1996) (“[A] probate court should consider the nature of the
services rendered and the necessity for their performance, together with the
reasonableness of the charges.”); see also Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.
2d 1197, 1203 (Fla. 1980) (“If reasonable men could differ as to the propriety
of the action taken by the trial court, then the action is not unreasonable and
there can be no finding of an abuse of discretion.”); Harris v. Estate of Harris,
307 So. 3d 821, 823 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020) (“Our standard of review for an
award of attorney’s fees, whether based on contract or statute, is abuse of
discretion.”).
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