Remote notary service started in Florida just as people were beginning to hear about a new thing called the coronavirus. By the time the e-will process was allowed, the country was in the middle of the full-blown COVID-19 pandemic.

So, was the ability to do these functions remotely during a pandemic a boon? For notary services, absolutely. For e-wills, not so much.

Both are allowed in Florida following 2019 legislation that authorized remote notary services as of January 1, 2020, and electronic execution of wills as of July 1, 2020.