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Plain-English guides to the Florida documents people ask about most, each with links to the Florida Statutes and court rules so you can read the sources yourself.
Estate planning
Florida Last Will and Testament
How Florida wills are signed, what they do and don’t control, and what happens without one.
Florida Living Trusts
How revocable living trusts work, funding the trust, homestead limits, and trustee duties.
Florida Durable Power of Attorney
The Florida Power of Attorney Act, the powers that must be initialed, and the agent’s duties.
Florida Health Care Surrogate & Living Will
Choosing a health care surrogate, stating your wishes in a living will, HIPAA, and DNR orders.
Florida Living Will
The three conditions a living will covers, how it must be signed and witnessed, and how it is carried out.
Florida Small Estates and Probate
Summary administration, disposition without administration, affidavits of heirs, and when formal probate applies.
Real estate and deeds
Florida Lady Bird Deed (Enhanced Life Estate Deed)
How a Lady Bird deed works, what you keep during your life, homestead, and Medicaid notes.
Florida Real Estate Deeds
Warranty, quitclaim, life estate, and trustee deeds, recording, doc stamps, and common mistakes.
Florida Quitclaim Deed
What a quitclaim deed does and doesn’t do, recording, documentary stamp tax, homestead, and property tax.
Family
Florida Uncontested Divorce
Simplified and uncontested divorce, residency, the 20-day wait, and the approved forms.
Florida Divorce Monthly Expense Worksheet
A free worksheet to organize your own monthly income and expenses before you call, grouped like the Florida financial affidavit categories. Not a court form.
Florida Name Change (Adult and Child)
The name change petition, fingerprinting, the approved forms, and updating your records afterward.
Florida Child Support
The child support guidelines worksheet step by step, modifying an order, and when support ends.
Landlord and tenant
Florida Residential Leases and Eviction Notices
Leases, security deposits, notice periods, the 3-day and 7-day notices, and the eviction process.
Criminal records
Florida Record Sealing, Expungement & Early Termination of Probation
Sealing vs. expunging, who qualifies, the FDLE certificate of eligibility, automatic sealing, and early termination of probation.
Notary, sales, and international documents
Florida Apostilles and Document Authentication
Which documents Florida can apostille, getting the notarization right, and submitting a request.
Florida Bill of Sale
Bills of sale for vehicles, vessels, and other personal property, title transfer, and sales tax.
Have a question about a document that isn’t listed? Call or text 772-321-2290, or see Document Prep. New guides are added regularly.
I am not an attorney. I am a nonlawyer document preparer and provide document preparation only, at your direction. I cannot give legal advice. These guides are educational information only.
Prepared by Jonathan Rexford, Nonlawyer Document Preparer and Florida Notary Public, Vero Beach, Florida · 772-321-2290 · jonathan@notarynearmenow.com