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The 2024 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 732.503732.503 Self-proof of will.—(1) A will or codicil executed in conformity with s. 732.502 may be made self-proved at the time of its execution or at any subsequent date by the acknowledgment of it by the testator and the affidavits of the witnesses, made before an officer authorized to administer oaths and evidenced by the officer’s certificate attached to or following the will, in substantially the following form:STATE OF COUNTY OF I, , declare to the officer taking my acknowledgment of this instrument, and to the subscribing witnesses, that I signed this instrument as my will. Testator We, and , have been sworn by the officer signing below, and declare to that officer on our oaths that the testator declared the instrument to be the testator’s will and signed it in our presence and that we each signed the instrument as a witness in the presence of the testator and of each other. Witness Witness Acknowledged and subscribed before me by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization by the testator, (type or print testator’s name) , who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced (state type of identification—see s. 117.05(5)(b)2.) as identification, and sworn to and subscribed before me by each of the following witnesses: (type or print name of first witness) who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced (state type of identification—see s. 117.05(5)(b)2.) as identification, by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization; and (type or print name of second witness) who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced (state type of identification—see s. 117.05(5)(b)2.) as identification, by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization. Subscribed by me in the presence of the testator and the subscribing witnesses, by the means specified herein, all on (date) . (Signature of Officer) (Print, type, or stamp commissioned name and affix official seal) (2) A will or codicil made self-proved under former law, or executed in another state and made self-proved under the laws of that state, shall be considered as self-proved under this section. History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 21, ch. 75-220; s. 12, ch. 77-87; s. 8, ch. 93-62; s. 962, ch. 97-102; s. 18, ch. 98-246; s. 43, ch. 2001-226; s. 5, ch. 2021-205. Note.—Created from former s. 731.071.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 732.503
Total Results: 15
359 So. 2d 544
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 31, 1978 | Docket: 1417559
Cited 13 times | Published
self-proof affidavit in the exact form set forth in Section 732.503, F.S., 1975. There was no separate attestation
448 So. 2d 28
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 27, 1984 | Docket: 1523117
Cited 9 times | Published
statutory selfproving form authorized under Section 732.503, Florida Statutes (1979). It contained a provision
127 So. 3d 753, 2013 WL 6171299, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 18792
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 26, 2013 | Docket: 60236846
Cited 6 times | Published
Martin’s will is self-proving, pursuant to section 732.503, Florida Statutes, and is thus admissible to
902 So. 2d 198, 2005 WL 831382
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 12, 2005 | Docket: 1256897
Cited 4 times | Published
Williamson, 611 So.2d 544 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992). Section 732.503, Florida Statutes (1999), provides for a procedure
468 So. 2d 320
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 9, 1985 | Docket: 1402861
Cited 1 times | Published
Further, the will was self-proved pursuant to section 732.503, Florida Statutes (1983), which rendered it
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 16, 2020 | Docket: 16761640
Published
732.502, Fla. Stat. Execution of wills.
§ 732.503, Fla. Stat. Self-proof of will.
§ 732.523
264 So. 3d 297
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 1, 2019 | Docket: 64704578
Published
"Affidavit of Subscribing Witnesses." See generally § 732.503 (providing that wills may be self-proved by way
264 So. 3d 297
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 1, 2019 | Docket: 64704577
Published
"Affidavit of Subscribing Witnesses." See generally § 732.503 (providing that wills may be self-proved by way
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 1, 2019 | Docket: 14530839
Published
of Subscribing
Witnesses." See generally § 732.503 (providing that wills may be self-proved by way
157 So. 3d 531, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 2161, 2015 WL 669595
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 18, 2015 | Docket: 2634854
Published
of execution of the 2007 will” and quoting section 732.503, Florida Statutes (2007), in support thereof
50 So. 3d 578, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 482, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 1455, 2010 WL 3431722
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 2, 2010 | Docket: 2396382
Published
Notice.
§ 732.502, Fla. Stat. Execution of wills.
§ 732.503, Fla. Stat. Self-proof of will.
§ 733.103, Fla
848 So. 2d 1069, 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 495, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 1063, 2003 WL 21402500
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 19, 2003 | Docket: 64823856
Published
definitions.
§ 732.502, Fla. Stat. Execution of wills.
§ 732.503, Fla. Stat. Self-proof of will.
§ 733.201, Fla
824 So. 2d 849, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 423, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 873, 2002 WL 825699
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 2, 2002 | Docket: 64817121
Published
definitions.
§ 732.502, Fla. Stat. Execution of wills.
§ 732.503, Fla. Stat. Self-proof of will.
§ 733.201, Fla
607 So. 2d 1306, 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 636, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1622, 1992 WL 249483
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 24, 1992 | Docket: 64671175
Published
definitions.
732.502, Fla.Stat. Execution of wills.
§ 732.503, Fla.Stat. Self-proof of will.
⅞&§ 733.201, Fla
446 So. 2d 1107, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 11805
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 15, 1984 | Docket: 64603478
Published
GRIMES and CAMPBELL, JJ., concur.
. See section 732.503, Florida Statutes (1981), for the requirements
