LegalDraft · Florida
Florida estate documents, built from the statutes — not from a blank AI page.
Your answers drive a clause library reviewed the way attorneys review forms — the AI never writes the binding language. Florida-specific provisions arrive with their statute citations, and every document includes a built-in AI review.
Fla. Stat. § 732.502
A Florida will must be signed at the end before two attesting witnesses, who sign in the testator’s presence and each other’s.
Fla. Stat. § 744.3045
A preneed guardian declaration lets you name, in advance, who serves as your guardian if a court ever appoints one.
Fla. Stat. § 744.3046
Parents may separately declare a preneed guardian for minor children, effective if no parent can serve.
The Florida estate bundle
Five instruments, each assembled deterministically from the clause library with Florida’s source-cited overlay — each delivered with its built-in AI review.
Last Will & Testament
Spell out who inherits what, and who carries out your wishes.
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Revocable Living Trust
Hold your assets in trust so they pass to loved ones without probate delays.
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Financial Power of Attorney (Durable)
Name someone you trust to handle money matters if you cannot.
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Advance Healthcare Directive & Living Will
Make your medical wishes clear and name who speaks for you.
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Declaration Naming Preneed Guardian
Name in advance who serves as your guardian — and your children’s — if a court is ever involved.
Draft for Florida →
Then: Florida contracts, leases & more
The clause-pack system is state-by-state and document-by-document. Florida estate documents are first; Florida contract and lease packs follow the same statute-cited path.
Will or living trust? Six facts decide the lean
Deterministic — computed, not generatedEducational triage, not advice — tick what is true and see which way the facts lean.
A Florida will may be all you need
Your situation looks straightforward, so a properly executed Florida will could cover it. Either way, in Florida you also want a will (it names guardians for minor children and acts as a backstop), a durable power of attorney, and healthcare directives — and Florida homestead rules and the spousal elective share apply regardless of which you choose.
Facing a Florida court matter?
Free, plain-English checklists to get organized for the most common civil matters — answering a debt lawsuit, responding to an eviction, small claims, and fee waivers — with the official forms and legal-aid referrals. Self-help information, not a filing service.
Open the court-readiness guides →Clause provenance: every clause earns its place
These cards are derived directly from the clause library and Florida’s clause pack — not written by hand, so they cannot drift from the documents they describe. For every clause: where it comes from, whether the facts decide it, the statutes cited inside it, and the AI’s role (none — the model never authors this text). Full coverage detail lives on the coverage & verification page.
Authority Graph: 26 of 27 cited statutes verified against the Florida Legislature’s official text — last check 2026-07-10 · content-hashed, history in source control
Last Will & Testament— 14 library clauses · 1 Florida overlay provisionsShow clause cards →Hide
Declaration
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
My Family
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Debts, Expenses, and Taxes
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Appointment of Executor
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Executor's Powers
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Guardian for Minor Children
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Specific Gifts
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Personal Belongings
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Residuary Estate
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Survivorship
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
No-Contest
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
General Provisions
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Signature and Witnesses
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Self-Proving Affidavit
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Florida Spousal and Family Rights
Fla. Stat. § 732.2065
Fla. Stat. § 732.4015
Fla. Stat. § 732.402
Fla. Stat. § 732.403
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Revocable Living Trust— 14 library clauses · 0 Florida overlay provisionsShow clause cards →Hide
Creation of Trust
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Right to Amend or Revoke
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Funding & Schedule of Trust Property
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Administration During the Grantor’s Life
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Incapacity of the Grantor
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Successor Trustee
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Trustee Powers
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Expenses, Debts, and Taxes at Death
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Distribution to Beneficiaries
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Spendthrift Protection
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Survivorship
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
General Provisions
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Signature of Grantor and Trustee
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Notary Acknowledgment
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Financial Power of Attorney (Durable)— 10 library clauses · 0 Florida overlay provisionsShow clause cards →Hide
Appointment of Agent
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Durability and When This Takes Effect
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Powers Granted
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Special Instructions
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Agent’s Duties
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Reliance by Others
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Revocation
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
General Provisions
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Signature
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Notary Acknowledgment
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Advance Healthcare Directive & Living Will— 11 library clauses · 1 Florida overlay provisionsShow clause cards →Hide
Appointment of Healthcare Agent
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Agent’s Authority
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Living Will — End-of-Life Treatment
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Artificial Nutrition and Hydration
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Comfort Care
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Organ and Tissue Donation
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Other Wishes and Instructions
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
HIPAA Authorization
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
General Provisions
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Signature and Witnesses
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Notary Acknowledgment (if required)
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Florida Life-Prolonging Procedures Election
Fla. Stat. § 765.302 ✓ verified 2026-07-10
Fla. Stat. § 765.304
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Declaration Naming Preneed Guardian— 5 library clauses · 0 Florida overlay provisionsShow clause cards →Hide
Designation of Preneed Guardian for Myself
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Alternate Preneed Guardian
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Preneed Guardian for Minor Children
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Assumption of Duties and Confirmation
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
Revocation of Prior Declarations
AI role: none — deterministic · state-exact claim: pending attorney sign-off
The Florida probate desk is being built — the engine is already live
Administration-path routing (disposition without administration · summary · formal, including the ch. 2026-57 changes effective July 1, 2026), the § 733.702 / § 733.710 creditor-claim clock, the § 733.6171 / § 733.617 fee presumptions, and probate contacts for all 67 Florida counties on file — deterministic, statute-cited, and test-covered. The county-aware court packet builder assembles on top of this engine next.
Probate quick check
Deterministic — computed, not generatedA first look at which Florida probate path may fit, plus what the statutes presume for fees — education to bring to a licensed attorney, not advice.
Self-help education, not legal advice and not a fee quote. A licensed Florida attorney can confirm the right path for the actual estate.
Twelve probate filings, assembled the deterministic way
Each filing below is a parameterized, attorney-reviewable template with statute and Probate Rule hooks — the model never authors the operative text. They assemble inside the packet flow (the engine decides the document set per administration path), not the generic drafting picker, and every one is a draft for licensed-attorney review and filing — the platform does not file.
Petition for Administration
9 clauses · 0 FL overlay · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 733.202, Fla. Prob. R. 5.200
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Oath of Personal Representative
3 clauses · 0 FL overlay · hooks: Fla. Stat. ch. 733, Fla. Prob. R. 5.320
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Designation of Resident Agent and Acceptance
Template · hooks: Fla. Stat. ch. 733
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Oath of Witness
Template · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 732.503
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Order Admitting Will to Probate / Appointing Personal Representative
Template · hooks: Fla. Stat. ch. 733, Fla. Prob. R. 5.230
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Letters of Administration
Template · hooks: Fla. Stat. ch. 733, Fla. Prob. R. 5.235
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Notice of Administration
3 clauses · 0 FL overlay · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 733.212, Fla. Prob. R. 5.240
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Notice to Creditors
4 clauses · 0 FL overlay · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 733.2121, Fla. Stat. s. 733.701…
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Inventory
4 clauses · 0 FL overlay · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 733.604, Fla. Prob. R. 5.340
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Petition to Determine Homestead Status of Real Property
Template · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 732.4015, Fla. Prob. R. 5.405
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Petition to Determine Exempt Property
Template · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 732.402, Fla. Prob. R. 5.406
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Petition for Family Allowance
Template · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 732.403, Fla. Prob. R. 5.407
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Objection to Creditor Claim
Template · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 733.705
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Final Accounting and Plan of Distribution
6 clauses · 0 FL overlay · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 733.602, Fla. Stat. s. 733.901…
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Petition for Discharge and Beneficiary Receipts
4 clauses · 0 FL overlay · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 733.901, Fla. Prob. R. 5.400
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Order of Discharge
Template · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 733.901
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Petition for Summary Administration
7 clauses · 0 FL overlay · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 735.203, Fla. Prob. R. 5.530
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Notice to Creditors (if applicable)
4 clauses · 0 FL overlay · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 735.2063
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Order of Summary Administration
Template · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 735.206
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Disposition of Personal Property Without Administration
4 clauses · 0 FL overlay · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 735.301, Fla. Prob. R. 5.420
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Petition for Ancillary Administration
4 clauses · 0 FL overlay · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 734.102, Fla. Prob. R. 5.470
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Ancillary Letters of Administration
Template · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 734.102
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Petition for Ancillary Administration (Short Form)
5 clauses · 0 FL overlay · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 734.1025, Fla. Prob. R. 5.470
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Order Admitting Foreign Will and Letters to Record
Template · hooks: Fla. Stat. s. 734.1025
AI role: none — deterministic · draft for attorney review; not filed by the platform
Execution, the Florida way
Florida (Fla. Stat. § 732.502): sign your will before two witnesses.
- Sign at the END of the will in front of two adult witnesses, who then sign in your presence.
- Use witnesses who get nothing under the will — naming a beneficiary (or their spouse) as a witness can void that gift.
- Add a notarized self-proving affidavit (Fla. Stat. § 732.503) so the will can be admitted to probate without tracking the witnesses down later.
- Florida does NOT recognize handwritten (holographic) wills — it must be typed and witnessed as above.
- Florida authorizes electronic wills (ch. 732, Part V).
- Execution rules change over time — confirm this against Florida’s current statute, and have a licensed attorney review anything you’re unsure about.
The same execution engine prints these formalities into every exported document’s guidance appendix.
What we claim — and what we don’t
Florida provisions are tailored from Florida’s statutes and carry their citations in the document notes. We do not yet assert a “verified state-exact” guarantee: that claim is gated in code until a licensed Florida attorney signs off on each instrument, and every document says so honestly. Have a licensed Florida attorney review before signing — the document itself reminds you.
LegalDraft is self-help legal document software. LegalDraft is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, and does not decide what legal action you should take. AI-generated summaries, flags, and suggested questions are informational only. Communications with LegalDraft are not protected by attorney-client privilege. For legal advice, consult an independent licensed attorney.