Being named successor trustee in Florida starts real legal duties the moment the settlor dies, from the notice of trust filing to the 60-day notices owed to qualified beneficiaries.
Florida uses the word homestead for three separate rules, and the one that surprises people restricts who you can leave your home to. When a spouse or minor child survives the owner, state law, not the will, decides where the house goes.
Florida Statute 825.1035 creates a civil injunction that can freeze accounts, bar contact, and remove someone from the home when a vulnerable adult is being financially exploited. It works separately from criminal charges and from guardianship.