Supreme Court of Florida

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2020 Fast-Track Report

February 18, 2021

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida adopted proposed amendments to the Florida Probate Rules in response to legislation enacted after the 2020 legislative session. The amendments create a small-estate procedure for distributing certain intestate personal property without administration, revise notice and guardianship-petition requirements, establish expedited procedures for certain medical-treatment petitions, and renumber a rule. The amendments took effect immediately, subject to a later period for public comment.