Florida Statute 732.515 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 732
PROBATE CODE: INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS

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F.S. 732.515

732.515 Separate writing identifying devises of tangible property.—A written statement or list referred to in the decedent’s will shall dispose of items of tangible personal property, other than property used in trade or business, not otherwise specifically disposed of by the will. To be admissible under this section as evidence of the intended disposition, the writing must be signed by the testator and must describe the items and the devisees with reasonable certainty. The writing may be prepared before or after the execution of the will. It may be altered by the testator after its preparation. It may be a writing that has no significance apart from its effect upon the dispositions made by the will. If more than one otherwise effective writing exists, then, to the extent of any conflict among the writings, the provisions of the most recent writing revoke the inconsistent provisions of each prior writing.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 29, ch. 75-220; s. 48, ch. 2001-226.

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Cases Citing Statute 732.515

Total Results: 5

Adkins v. Woodfin

525 So. 2d 447, 1988 WL 36854

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 27, 1988 | Docket: 1710686

Cited 4 times | Published

requirements of section 732.515, Florida Statutes (1985), have been satisfied. Section 732.515 reads as follows:

In re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

51 So. 3d 1146, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 719, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 2082, 2010 WL 4977543

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 9, 2010 | Docket: 60297504

Cited 1 times | Published

of the decedent, or a writing described in section 732,515 of the Code; (B) A deed to a burial plot; (C)

Baldwin v. Estate of Winters

944 So. 2d 437, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 18968, 2006 WL 3299834

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 15, 2006 | Docket: 64848236

Cited 1 times | Published

devise an unspecified sum of money, pursuant to section 732.515, Florida Statutes (1997). The probate court

Shapiro v. Tulin

60 So. 3d 1166, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 7180, 2011 WL 1878014

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 18, 2011 | Docket: 60300081

Published

of the breach of fiduciary duty claim under section 732.515, Florida Statutes, and failure to state a cause

Flagship National Bank of Boynton Beach v. Kelley

516 So. 2d 1067, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 11535, 1987 WL 2642

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 16, 1987 | Docket: 64631517

Published

assets by a separate writing, pursuant to section 732.515, Florida Statutes. A list disposing of personal