Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

The Probate Rules Committee of the Florida Bar (rules committee) petitions this Court to consider amendments to the Florida Probate Rules. The amendments primarily follow statutory revisions to the Probate Code, other statutory changes, or implement procedures for addressing issues in the probate code. Specifically, the committee proposes amending Florida Probate Rules 5.122, 5.205, 5.240, 5.342, 5.385, 5.407, 5.430, 5.496, 5.552, 5.555, and 5.680. Moreover, the committee proposes amending only the committee notes in the following rules: 5.010, 5.020, 5.025, 5.030, 5.040, 5.041, 5.042, 5.050,…