In Re: Amendments to Florida Probate Rules
The Florida Supreme Court amended five Florida Probate Rules. The most significant changes clarify that letters of curatorship must specify the powers granted to the curator (including authority over all or part of the decedent's property) and update statutory references in the petition for administration and oath of personal representative to include sections 825.102 and 825.103.
Key facts
- The Florida Bar's Probate Rules Committee proposed amendments to Probate Rules 5.025, 5.122, 5.200, 5.320, and 5.470.
- The proposal was published for comment; one comment was filed and the Committee responded.
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Holdings
- Rule 5.122 is amended to require that letters of curatorship state the curator's entitlement to possess or control all or part of the decedent's property and that orders specify the powers…
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Why it matters
Probate practitioners must conform pleadings and curatorship orders to the amended rules effective October 1, 2026. The clarified curatorship provisions mean orders and letters must now expressly delineate a curator's… — full analysis with a trial
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