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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 708.09708.09 Married women’s rights; agreements with husband, power of attorney, etc.—Every married woman may enter into agreements and contracts with her husband, may become the partner of her husband or others, may give a power of attorney to her husband, and may execute powers conferred upon her by her husband, including the power to execute and acknowledge all instruments, including relinquishments of dower, conveying, transferring, or encumbering property, or any interest in it, owned by her, or by herself and her husband as tenants by the entirety, or by her husband. All powers of attorney heretofore executed by a wife to her husband and vice versa, and the execution of all documents executed thereunder, are hereby validated and confirmed.History.—s. 1, ch. 21696, 1943; s. 2, ch. 21932, 1943; s. 3, ch. 70-4.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 708.09
Total Results: 12
271 So. 2d 7
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 23, 1972 | Docket: 1438680
Cited 53 times | Published
contracts with her husband. Florida Statutes, Section 708.09, F.S.A. This statutory provision includes the
254 So. 2d 777, 1971 Fla. LEXIS 3290
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 27, 1971 | Docket: 1347086
Cited 51 times | Published
supra, because of the existence of Fla. Stat. § 708.09, F.S.A. This statute allows for the passage of
379 So. 2d 352
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 20, 1979 | Docket: 380751
Cited 38 times | Published
husband, executed in the same manner as conveyances.
§ 708.09, Fla. Stat. (1977), provides:
Every married woman
221 So. 2d 417
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 9, 1969 | Docket: 1202394
Cited 13 times | Published
subject of contract between husband and wife, section 708.09, F.S.A., and they may provide by contract for
54 So. 2d 161, 1951 Fla. LEXIS 1699
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 7, 1951 | Docket: 1307003
Cited 4 times | Published
into a business partnership with her husband, Section 708.09, Florida Statutes 1949, F.S.A., which could
593 So. 2d 222, 1991 WL 87223
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 11, 1992 | Docket: 446529
Cited 3 times | Published
contract; she can even contract with her husband. § 708.09, Fla. Stat. (1989). A married woman can also sue
165 So. 3d 16, 2015 WL 1809314
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 22, 2015 | Docket: 60248160
Cited 1 times | Published
amount of any attorneys’ fee claim under Fla. Stat. 708.09 [sic] ... are preserved and shall be treated
263 So. 2d 854, 1972 Fla. App. LEXIS 6688
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 4, 1972 | Docket: 64526636
Published
supra, because of the existence of Fla.Stat. § 708.09 F.S.A. This statute allows for the passage of
190 So. 2d 50, 1966 Fla. App. LEXIS 4863
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 21, 1966 | Docket: 64498064
Published
estate by entirety. Florida has also adopted F.S.A. § 708.09 authorizing the execution of contracts between
126 So. 2d 910
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 17, 1961 | Docket: 60196714
Published
partner of her husband or others, * * * ” Section 708.-09, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. These powers and
97 So. 2d 871
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 6, 1957 | Docket: 64489725
Published
will disposing of property differently. F.S.A. § 708.09.”
The Judge of the lower court sustained a mo
109 F. Supp. 507, 43 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 301, 1953 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3215
District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 14, 1953 | Docket: 65999678
Published
authorizing a husband and wife partnership. See, Section 708.09, F.S.A.
Following the conveyance to his wife