FL H1459

Amends Florida Statute 733.303 to allow persons with felony convictions to serve as personal representative of an estate if they are a parent, spouse, child, or grandchild of the deceased, are not currently incarcerated, and no other family members of the same degree of relation are available to serve

Courts must evaluate petitioners with felony convictions using criteria including: whether the decedent was the victim of the felony, whether the conviction involved theft or fraud (chapters 812 or 817), nature and circumstances of the offense, and timing of the offense including age at commission

Additional evaluation criteria include evidence of rehabilitation, whether civil rights have been restored, concerns of interested parties, and the relationship between petitioner and decedent at death and for at least 2 years prior

Effective date: July 1, 2026