FL S0988

Excludes real property owned in tenancy by the entireties or joint tenancy with rights of survivorship from the definition of "protected homestead" under Florida probate law, effective July 1, 2012.

Clarifies that amendments to section 732.102 regarding a spouse's share of an intestate estate apply only to decedents dying on or after October 1, 2011.

Revises the homestead election process by requiring petitions from an attorney in fact or guardian to be filed within 6 months of the decedent's death, with a mandatory minimum 30-day extension after court approval, effective July 1, 2012.

Creates new statute barring parents whose parental rights were terminated under chapter 39 from inheriting from or through their child, with such parents treated as predeceased for intestate succession purposes, effective July 1, 2012.