Bipartisan Bill Aims to Stop Criminals Profiting After Injuring Family

A Republican in the Senate and a Democrat in the House have teamed up to craft a bill that would stop convicted criminals who injured or killed members of their own family from receiving inheritance or alimony benefits that they would inherit due to their actions.

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, and Rep. Richard Steinberg, D-Miami Beach, based the measure on a similar law in New Jersey.

A parent who seriously harms an innocent child should not be allowed to collect any money from that childs estate, said Steinberg.This legislation will essentially help keep money from criminals who should not be receiving it. I hope that my colleagues in the Legislature will join me in passing this important legislation.

Florida should not allow criminals to benefit from those they have harmed, said Fasano. This legislation ensures that criminals cannot take advantage of our legal system to benefit themselves after a crime has been committed.

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