Included in the Advance Directive bundle with the Florida Living Will are documents for appointing a Health Care Proxy and making arrangements for Anatomical Donation.
In order for your Florida Advance Directive to be legally binding, you and two (2) witnesses must sign it. You must have two (2) independent witnesses, none of whom may be your spouse or other close family.
In order for your Florida Advance Directive to be legally binding, you and two (2) witnesses must sign it. You must have two (2) independent witnesses, none of whom may be your spouse or other close family.
Florida Advance Directive Form
Other resources for Florida:
Death Certificates
Click here to download the application for a certified Florida death certificate in English.
Click here to download the application for a certified Florida death certificate in Spanish.
Digital Estate Planning Laws
Law: Florida Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, SB 494, Chapter 740
Description: This law grants fiduciaries legal authority over the deceased's digital assets and accounts. Here's the official summary: "Authorizing a user to use an online tool to allow a custodian to disclose to a designated recipient or to prohibit a custodian from disclosing digital assets under certain circumstances; providing procedures for the disclosure of digital assets; authorizing the court to grant a guardian the right to access a ward’s digital assets under certain circumstances."
Status: Signed into law on March 10, 2016; Effective July 1, 2016
Death With Dignity Legislation (a.k.a. Aid-In-Dying or Physician-Assisted Death)
Organ Donation Registries
Florida Organ Donation registry official link.
POLST (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) Form
Download the POLST form for Florida residents.
Probate Laws
Estate And Inheritance Tax Rate
Death Certificates
Click here to download the application for a certified Florida death certificate in English.
Click here to download the application for a certified Florida death certificate in Spanish.
Digital Estate Planning Laws
Law: Florida Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, SB 494, Chapter 740
Description: This law grants fiduciaries legal authority over the deceased's digital assets and accounts. Here's the official summary: "Authorizing a user to use an online tool to allow a custodian to disclose to a designated recipient or to prohibit a custodian from disclosing digital assets under certain circumstances; providing procedures for the disclosure of digital assets; authorizing the court to grant a guardian the right to access a ward’s digital assets under certain circumstances."
Status: Signed into law on March 10, 2016; Effective July 1, 2016
Death With Dignity Legislation (a.k.a. Aid-In-Dying or Physician-Assisted Death)
- Florida has no legislation
Organ Donation Registries
Florida Organ Donation registry official link.
POLST (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) Form
Download the POLST form for Florida residents.
Probate Laws
Estate And Inheritance Tax Rate
- Florida has no estate tax or inheritance tax