- Jurisdiction
- Florida
I live in Florida and am a Florida resident. I married my same sex partner in 2015 as soon as Florida made it available. I had been with this person 28 years up to that time. We have always titled our real estate as joints tenants with rights of survivorship. That way there would be no need for probate, unless something happened to us both. Now that we are married, my question is can we hold title as Tenancy by the Entirety? This is important because it offers additional estate planning features. We are thinking of purchasing a new place and would like to take advantage of this option. I have tried to research this topic on my own, but can find no up to date info. All I can find are articles from 2015-2016 that leave the question to be decided by each state. All the articles on Tenancy by the Entirety state that it is only available for "married couples", so under those terms my marriage should qualify. But, does it in Florida? I am hoping someone has the knowledge to answer this for me. Thanks in advance for any help.