Florida Bar re Approval of Forms Pursuant to Rule 10-1.1(b)

The Florida Bar petitions this Court for approval of seventeen forms pursuant to rule 10-l.l(b) of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.

Rule 10-1.1(b) allows nonlawyers to assist in the completion of legal forms approved by this Court. Under this rule, oral communication between the nonlawyer and the person being assisted is “restricted to those communications reasonably necessary to elicit factual information to complete the form and inform the person how to file the form.” The Fla. Bar re Amendments to Rules Regulating The Fla. Bar — Chapter…