The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)
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. . . the will in question was not executed in strict compliance with the signature requirement of section 732.502 . . . that the will had not been executed in compliance with the statutory formalities set forth in section 732.502 . . . the signing of the document, I'm finding that the document was signed in compliance with [ section] 732.502 . . . it can only be effectuated if the will has been validly executed" in strict compliance with section 732.502 . . . Section 732.502(1)(a) dictates that in order to properly execute a will, the testator "must sign the . . .
. . . Section 732.502(2) provides, in pertinent part: "Any will, other than a holographic or nuncupative will . . . will in this state if valid under the laws of the state or country where the will was executed." § 732.502 . . . will dictated by a testator, typically on the deathbed - which is not valid in Florida, per section 732.502 . . .
. . . . § 732.502(l)(b)-(c), Fla. Stat, (2014). . . .
. . . See § 732.502(1), Fla. Stat. (2013). . . . Trawick, Jr., Redfeam Wills & Administration in Florida § 3:2 (2014); see also § 732.502(2). . . . Instead, we hold that section 732.502(2)’s prohibition of nun-cupative wills does pot bar all notarial . . . for wills in general and 732.502(2)’s exclusion of nun-cupative wills from acceptable foreign wills. . . . The parties dispute whether the Testator was a nonresident under section 732.502(2). . . . Stat. (2013) (recognizing the validity of notarial wills executed by non-residents); § 732.502(2), Fla . . . See generally § 732.502(1), Fla. . . .
. . . for rehearing, the trial court clarified that the 2007 Will was executed in conformity with section 732.502 . . . Section 732.503(1) contemplates that the will is already in compliance with section 732.502 before turning . . . In order to properly execute a will under section 732.502, “[t]he attesting witnesses must sign the will . . . ... in the presence of each other.” § 732.502(1)(c), Fla. . . . Section 732.502(1)(a)-(c), Florida Statutes (2007), provides: Every will must be in writing and executed . . .
. . . See §§ 732.502(l)(b) Fla. . . . Stat. (2004) (requiring signature of the testator along with two attesting witnesses); 732.502(5), Fla . . .
. . . She alleged that the holographic will was not executed in compliance with section 732.502(1), Florida . . . Statutes (2010), and, thus, was not valid under section 732.502(2). . . . Florida law requires wills to be signed by the testator and two witnesses: 732.502. . . . Lee argues that section 732.502(2) unconstitutionally restrains a testator’s right to devise property . . . but we certify the following question of great public importance to the supreme court: DO SECTIONS 732.502 . . .
. . . See §§ 731.201(36), 732.502, Fla. Stat. (2002). . . .
. . . . § 732.502, Fla. Stat. Execution of wills. § 732.503, Fla. Stat. . . .
. . . seeking to enforce was invalid because it had not been executed with the formalities required by section 732.502 . . .
. . . the foregoing, the court shall admit the will and any codicils to probate if they comply with section 732.502 . . . (1) or section 732.502(2), Florida Statutes* (-2) in an intestate estate, the petition for administration . . .
. . . ruling, arguing that the e-mailed second codicil was not properly attested to as required by section 732.502 . . . Section 732.502 of the Florida Statutes provides in relevant part: 732.502 Execution of wills Every will . . . presence of each other. sH s¡« * # (5) A codicil shall be executed with the same formalities as a will. § 732.502 . . .
. . . Because we conclude that the will was not executed in conformity with the requirements of section 732.502 . . . decedent’s signature on the will was a forgery; that the will was not executed in accordance with section 732.502 . . . As for the merits of the issue on cross-appeal, section 732.502(1), Florida Statutes (1999),. provides . . . To create a valid will, a testator must strictly comply with the requirements of section 732.502. . . .
. . . . - Section 732.502 of the Florida Statutes sets forth the requirements for executing a will in Florida . . . : 732.502 Execution of wills.— Every will must be in writing and executed as follows: (1) (a) Testator . . . formalities required by law. (4) A codicil shall be executed with the same formalities as a will. § 732.502 . . .
. . . . § 732.502, Fla. Stat. Execution of wills. § 732.503, Fla. Stat. . . . the foregoing, the court shall admit the will and any codicils to probate if they comply with section 732.502 . . . (1) or section 732.502(2), Florida Statutes; (2)in an intestate estate, the petition for administration . . .
. . . Section 732.502 provides: Every will must be in writing and executed as follows: (1)(a) Testator’s signature . . . If the decedent failed to observe the formalities for execution of a will specified in section 732.502 . . . signature, and date in the adjoining margin failed to meet the mandatory will formalities of section 732.502 . . .
. . . See § 732.502, Fla. Stat. (2001); Williams v. . . .
. . . See id. at 98-99; §§ 732.502, .505, Fla. Stat. (2000). . . .
. . . The requirements for a validly executed will are detailed in section 732.502, Florida Statutes (2000) . . . By contrast, the major requirement for a validly executed will under section 732.502, Florida Statutes . . .
. . . . § 732.502, Fla. Stat. Execution of wills. § 732.503, Fla. Stat. . . .
. . . issue here is whether the will was properly executed in accordance with the requirements of section 732.502 . . . A will is not valid unless it is executed with the formalities required by section 732.502, Florida Statutes . . . Section 732.502(1) provides that every will must be signed at the end, or the testator’s name must be . . . end of the will by some other person, in the testator’s presence and by the testator’s direction. § 732.502 . . . least two attesting witnesses, who must sign the will in the presence of the testator and each other. § 732.502 . . .
. . . . § 732.502(2), Fla. Stat. (1995). . . .
. . . . § 732.502, Fla.Stat. Execution of wills. § 732.503, Fla.Stat. . . .
. . . . §§ 731.201(35); 732.502, Fla.Stat. (1989). . . .
. . . We also reject the alternative claim that the attestation of the will was insufficient under section 732.502 . . . witnesses must sign the will in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other.... § 732.502 . . .
. . . Further, section 732.502, Florida Statutes (1989), prescribes the manner used to properly execute a will . . .
. . . Section 732.502, Florida Statutes (1989), provides: Every will must be in writing and executed as follows . . .
. . . whether Bass’ affidavit created a material question of fact that its execution failed under section 732.502 . . .
. . . General definitions. 732.502, Fla.Stat. Execution of wills. § 732.503, Fla.Stat. . . . foregoing, the court shall admit the will and any codicils to probate if they comply with Resection 732.502 . . . (1) or RRsection 732.502(2), Florida Statutes;T (2) lin an intestate estate, the petition for administration . . .
. . . Statute 732.503 — Self-proof of Will provides as follows: A will or codicil executed in conformity with § 732.502 . . .
. . . Further, section 732.502(l)(b), Florida Statutes, provides that a testator must sign the will “ ‘in the . . .
. . . In addition, I find that the respondent violated Florida Statute Section 732.502(l)(c) by signing his . . .
. . . . § 731.07(1) & (2), Fla.Stat. (1971) (present version § 732.502, Fla.Stat. (1987)). . . .
. . . F.S. 732.502 Execution of wills. F.S. 733.201 Proof of wills. . . . the foregoing, the court shall admit the will and any codicils to probate if they comply with F.S. 732.502 . . . (1) or F.S. 732.502(2). (2) In an intestate estate, the petition for administration; order appointing . . .
. . . F.S. 732.502 Execution of wills. F.S. 733.201 Proof of wills. . . . of the foregoing, the court shall admit the will and any codicils to probate if they comply with s. 732.502 . . .
. . . Section 732.701 comports with the required formalities of will-making as contained in section 732.502 . . .
. . . Court specifically rejects Respondent’s argument that the execution and formality requirements of § 732.502 . . .
. . . Ann. section 732.502 (West 1976) expressly provides that every wih must be in writing and signed and . . .
. . . First, it is alleged that the will was not executed in accordance with § 732.502, Florida Statutes [1979 . . .
. . . found that the execution of the December 13, 1982 republication document was in accordance with FS § 732.502 . . .
. . . At trial, no testimony was offered to show that the requirements of section 732.502, Florida Statutes . . .
. . . Both the petition and its supporting memorandum of law stated that in accordance with section 732.502 . . . The court found that section 732.502(2), Florida Statutes (1981) is concerned with procedural validity . . .
. . . In short, a will must be in writing, pursuant to Section 732.502, Florida Statutes (1977). . . .
. . . The appellants assert that section 732.502(2), Florida Statutes (1979), applies only to the procedural . . . The lower court agreed and entered the final order of abatement, finding that section 732.502(2) was . . . The question before this court is whether section 732.502(2), governing the validity of wills executed . . . In examining section 732.502, which is entitled “Execution of wills,” matters of substantive validity . . . Therefore, we conclude that although section 732.502(2) is not identical to the corresponding section . . .
. . . Section 732.502, Florida Statutes, establishes the formalities under which “[e]very will must be . executed . . . signature in the presence of attesting witnesses or acknowledgement of prior signature in such presence. § 732.502 . . . case the testator’s previously signed holographic will was not “executed” as that term is defined by § 732.502 . . . I believe that this rationale is also applicable to § 732.502, Florida Statutes, and requires testamentary . . .
. . . was duly witnessed and notarized but allegedly carried no attestation clause as required by Section 732.502 . . .
. . . Section 732.502(1), Florida Statutes (1975) provides that “[t]he testator must sign his will at the end . . .
. . . Section 732.502, F.S., 1975, requires the testator to sign his will at the end in the presence of at . . .
. . . That formality is now explicitly required by the terms of Section 732.502(1), Florida Statutes (1975) . . . Section 732.502(1), Florida Statutes (1975). . . .