In re Amendments to Florida Probate Rules - 2026 Legislation

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida, in a per curiam opinion, adopts amendments to Florida Probate Rules 5.025, 5.425, and 5.530 in response to recent legislation. The amendments classify certain proceedings as adversarial, raise the threshold for disposition without administration from $10,000 to $20,000, and raise the threshold for summary administration from $75,000 to $150,000. The amendments are effective immediately, with a comment period.

Holdings

1. The Florida Probate Rules are amended as proposed by the Probate Rules Committee.

Questions Presented

1. Whether to adopt the proposed amendments to Florida Probate Rules 5.025, 5.425, and 5.530 as submitted by the Probate Rules Committee.

Disposition

other