Florida Statutes
Chapter 732 - Probate Code: Intestate Succession and Wills
Part II - Elective Share of Surviving Spouse; Rights in Community Property (Ss. 732.201-732.228)

732.201 - Right to elective share. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 13, ch. 75-220; s. 1,...

732.2025 - Definitions. - (1) “Direct recipient” means the decedent’s probate estate and any...

732.2035 - Property entering into elective estate. - (1) The decedent’s probate estate. (2) The decedent’s interest in...

732.2045 - Exclusions and overlapping application. - (1) EXCLUSIONS.—Section 732.2035 does not apply to: (a) Except as...

732.2055 - Valuation of the elective estate. - (1)(a) In the case of protected homestead: 1. If the...

732.2065 - Amount of the elective share. - History.—s. 15, ch. 75-220; s. 1, ch. 81-27; s. 6,...

732.2075 - Sources from which elective share payable; abatement. - (1) Unless otherwise provided in the decedent’s will or, in...

732.2085 - Liability of direct recipients and beneficiaries. - (1) Only direct recipients of property included in the elective...

732.2095 - Valuation of property used to satisfy elective share. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Applicable...

732.2105 - Effect of election on other interests. - History.—s. 15, ch. 75-220; s. 10, ch. 99-343; s. 26,...

732.2115 - Protection of payors and other third parties. - History.—s. 11, ch. 99-343; s. 8, ch. 2017-121.

732.2125 - Right of election; by whom exercisable. - (1) By the surviving spouse. (2) With approval of the...

732.2135 - Time of election; extensions; withdrawal. - (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the election must...

732.2145 - Order of contribution; personal representative’s duty to collect contribution. - (1) The court shall determine the elective share and contribution....

732.2151 - Award of fees and costs in elective share proceedings. - (1) The court may award taxable costs as in chancery...

732.2155 - Effective date; effect of prior waivers; transition rules. - (1) Sections 732.201-732.2155 are effective on October 1, 1999, for...

732.216 - Short title. - History.—s. 4, ch. 92-200.

732.217 - Application. - (1) Personal property, wherever located, which: (a) Was acquired as,...

732.218 - Rebuttable presumptions. - (1) Property acquired during marriage by a spouse of that...

732.219 - Disposition upon death. - History.—s. 7, ch. 92-200; s. 32, ch. 2001-226; s. 107,...

732.221 - Perfection of title of personal representative or beneficiary. - History.—s. 8, ch. 92-200; s. 33, ch. 2001-226.

732.222 - Purchaser for value or lender. - (1) If a surviving spouse has apparent title to property...

732.223 - Perfection of title of surviving spouse. - History.—s. 10, ch. 92-200; s. 957, ch. 97-102; s. 35,...

732.224 - Creditor’s rights. - History.—s. 11, ch. 92-200.

732.225 - Acts of married persons. - History.—s. 12, ch. 92-200.

732.226 - Limitations on testamentary disposition. - History.—s. 13, ch. 92-200.

732.227 - Homestead defined. - History.—s. 14, ch. 92-200.

732.228 - Uniformity of application and construction. - History.—s. 15, ch. 92-200.