RULE 5.365. PETITION FOR DOWER

A widow may file an extraordinary petition for assignment of
dower. The petition shall be filed in the court of each county where
the widow’s husband had conveyed land in which the widow had
not relinquished her right of dower before October 1, 1973. Formal
notice shall be served on persons adversely affected. The
proceedings shall be as similar as possible to those formerly
existing for the ordinary assignment of dower.

Committee Notes

Rule History

2001 Revision: Derived from former rule 5.360(e).

Statutory Reference

§ 732.111, Fla. Stat. Dower and curtesy abolished.