Florida Statute 741.23 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 741
MARRIAGE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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741.23 Husband not liable for wife’s torts.—The common-law rule whereby a husband is liable for the torts of his wife is hereby abrogated.

History.—s. 1, ch. 26829, 1951.

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Cases Citing Statute 741.23

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Tout v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co., 390 So. 2d 155 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 18102

...The issue proceeded to trial where a jury rendered a verdict against both Mr. and Mrs. Tout. Mr. Tout's motion for directed verdict at the close of all evidence was denied. Mr. Tout argues that this, too, was error because the common law rule rendering a husband liable for the torts of his wife has been abrogated. § 741.23, Fla....

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Canida v. Canida, 751 So. 2d 647 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1999 WL 1241948

...In this case, for purposes of the statute, I believe that Bradley actually lives with both parents, albeit at separate times and at their separate residences. It is undisputed that Bradley regularly lives with his father on alternate weekends. As such, under section 741.23(1) both parents are equally responsible for Bradley's alleged tortious actions under section 741.23(1)....

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