No. Florida does not require notarization for a will to be validFla. Stat. § 732.502Verified Sep 15, 2026View source. The notary's role is the self-proving affidavitFla. Stat. § 732.502Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, a notarized statement the testator and witnesses sign with the will so it enters probate without locating the witnesses; the form includes it.

Florida requires 2Fla. Stat. § 765.203Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses, each at least 18 yearsFla. Stat. § 765.203Verified Oct 15, 2026View source old and present when you sign, and the agent cannot serve as one. At least one witness must be unrelated to you.

Florida requires 2Fla. Stat. §§ 709.2101, 709.2104, 709.2105, 709.2106, 709.2108, 709.2109, 709.2113, 709.2119, 709.2120, 709.2201, 709.2202, 709.2208, 709.2209 (2024 supported decisionmaking — informational only, not a POA); § 695.01 (recording); § 695.03 (alternative acknowledgment methods referenced by § 709.2105(2))Verified Sep 18, 2026View source witnesses, each at least 18 yearsFla. Stat. §§ 709.2101, 709.2104, 709.2105, 709.2106, 709.2108, 709.2109, 709.2113, 709.2119, 709.2120, 709.2201, 709.2202, 709.2208, 709.2209 (2024 supported decisionmaking — informational only, not a POA); § 695.01 (recording); § 695.03 (alternative acknowledgment methods referenced by § 709.2105(2))Verified Sep 18, 2026View source old and present when you sign.

The personal representative closes a formal administration by filing a final accounting together with a petition for discharge (including a plan of distribution) under Fla. Prob. R. 5.400 and serving it on interested persons; after the 30-day objection window (Fla. Prob. R. 5.401), the court enters an order discharging the personal representative and releasing any suretyFla. Stat. §§ 733.901, 198.26; Fla. Prob. R. 5.400, 5.401, 5.345, 5.346Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.