Free Florida Last Will and Testament Template

A will says who gets what, names a personal representative (executor), and — if you have minor children — names a guardian. Florida's signing rules are specific: get them wrong and the whole will can fail, sending your estate through intestacy instead.

What it does

• Directs who inherits your property.
• Names the personal representative who settles your estate.
• Names a guardian for minor children.
• Can add a self-proving affidavit so witnesses don't have to be tracked down later.

How to fill it out

1. 1
   List your beneficiaries and gifts

   Be specific. Name people and what each receives; add a residuary clause for everything else.
2. 2
   Name your personal representative

   Florida limits who can serve (a resident, or a close relative if out-of-state). Name a backup.
3. 3
   Name a guardian for minor children

   If you have kids under 18, this is often the most important line in the document.
4. 4
   Sign at the end, before two witnesses

   You and both witnesses sign together. Don't sign ahead of time.
5. 5
   Add the self-proving affidavit before a notary

   This one extra step spares your family from hunting down witnesses years later.

Mistakes that void it

• Only one witness, or witnesses who didn't watch you sign — this voids the will.
• Naming an out-of-state personal representative who isn't a qualifying relative.
• Skipping the self-proving affidavit, which forces witness testimony during probate.
• Relying on a handwritten note — Florida won't honor a holographic will.

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