In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2019 Fast-Track Report

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida adopted the Probate Rules Committee’s out-of-cycle amendments responding to recent legislation concerning electronic wills. The amendments clarify that certified copies may derive from electronic originals and require deposited electronic wills to be retained in their original format for twenty years. The amendments took effect immediately, subject to a seventy-five-day period for post-adoption comments.