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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Chapter 689
CONVEYANCES OF LAND AND DECLARATIONS OF TRUST
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F.S. 689.17
689.17 Rule in Shelley’s Case abolished.—The rule in Shelley’s Case is hereby abolished. Any instrument purporting to create an estate for life in a person with remainder to her or his heirs, lawful heirs, heirs of her or his body or to her or his heirs described by words of similar import, shall be deemed to create an estate for life with remainder per stirpes to the life tenant’s lineal descendants in being at the time said life estate commences, but said remainder shall be subject to open and to take in per stirpes other lineal descendants of the life tenant who come into being during the continuance of said life estate.
History.—s. 2, ch. 23126, 1945; s. 758, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 689.17
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 689.17.

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Cases Citing Statute 689.17

Total Results: 4

Horn v. FLORIDA DEPT. OF REV. EX REL. ABEL

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-02-09

Citation: 752 So. 2d 687, 2000 WL 140199

Snippet: enter an award under the provisions of subsection *689 17, or its 1998 amendment. See McMillian. Therefore

Kach v. Cooley

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1967-07-20

Citation: 201 So. 2d 254, 1967 Fla. App. LEXIS 4592

Snippet: Acting C. J., and SPECTOR, J., concur. . Section 689.17, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. . Anemaet v. Martin-Senour

In Re Estate of Rentz

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1963-04-30

Citation: 152 So. 2d 480

Snippet: submits that the question presented is governed by §§ 689.17 and 689.14, Fla. Stat., F.S.A. providing that upon

National Turpentine & Pulpwood Corp. v. Mills

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1952-03-28

Citation: 57 So. 2d 838, 1952 Fla. LEXIS 1104

Snippet: given and recorded prior to the enactment of F.S.A. 689.17, and that statute is therefore inapplicable to