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Wills, Estates and Trusts

The most popular library Treatises, electronic Databases and Form Sets for Wills and Estates

Welcome

This guide:

   Walks you through the short steps needed to find forms and secondary sources in Lexis Advance and WestlawNext.

   Lists some of the most commonly used Wills and Estates resources in the library’s holdings.

   Acquaints you with area related blogs and journals.

The guide, however, does not include other Probate or Trusts material available in the Library, nor does it address other areas of law that inevitably affect estate planning, such as taxation, property and elder law.

Florida Statutory Provisions

The Florida statutes cover Wills, Trusts and Estates in:

ESTATES & TRUSTS: Titile XLII;

Chapter 731: General Provisions

Chapter 732: Intestate Succession and Wills

Chapter 733: Administration of Estates

Chapter 734: Foreign Personal Representatives; Ancillary Administration

Chapter 735: Small Estates

Chapter 736: Florida Trust Code

Chapter 738: Principal and Income

Chapter 739: Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act

Court Rules

The Florida Probate Rules govern court procedures in probate and guardianship proceedings.

Unless pre-empted by those rules, the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure apply in probate cases.

Some Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit local probate procedures are posted here and at this page of the Clerk's website. Local judicial administrative orders should also be consulted.

Remember:

As with other research, general secondary sources should be consulted early in the research process.

A valid law school login username and password is required to access the majority of the online materials listed in this guide.