Florida Statute 732.101 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 732
PROBATE CODE: INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS

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F.S. 732.101

732.101 Intestate estate.—

(1) Any part of the estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by will passes to the decedent’s heirs as prescribed in the following sections of this code.

(2) The decedent’s death is the event that vests the heirs’ right to the decedent’s intestate property.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 8, ch. 75-220; s. 14, ch. 2001-226.

Note.—Created from former s. 731.23.

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Total Results: 22

In Re Estate of Hamel

821 So. 2d 1276, 2002 WL 1801769

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 7, 2002 | Docket: 1236163

Cited 8 times | Published

death of a person vest at the time of death. See § 732.101(2), Fla. Stat. (2000) (involving intestate estates);

Grobard v. Grobard

382 So. 2d 117

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 1, 1980 | Docket: 1255964

Cited 3 times | Published

disposition of real or personal property... ." [2] Section 732.101(2), Florida Statutes (1979) provides that:

Layne v. Layne

74 So. 3d 161, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 18132, 2011 WL 5560563

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 16, 2011 | Docket: 2352895

Cited 2 times | Published

851 So.2d 843, 845 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003); see also § 732.101(2), Fla. Stat. ("The decedent's death is the event

Glover v. Miller

947 So. 2d 1254, 2007 WL 247899

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 31, 2007 | Docket: 2516301

Cited 2 times | Published

in writing by the father. (emphasis added). Section 732.101(2) provides that the decedent's date of death

In Re Estate of Salathe

703 So. 2d 1167, 1997 WL 784804

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 12, 1997 | Docket: 1349169

Cited 2 times | Published

died intestate with regard to that property. § 732.101, Fla. Stat. (1995). Under Florida's intestacy

Ray v. Rotella

425 So. 2d 94, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 22000

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 22, 1982 | Docket: 64594634

Cited 2 times | Published

for other purposes during administration. Section 732.-101(2), Florida Statutes, provides: “The decedent’s

Ray v. Rotella

425 So. 2d 94, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 22000

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 22, 1982 | Docket: 64594634

Cited 2 times | Published

for other purposes during administration. Section 732.-101(2), Florida Statutes, provides: “The decedent’s

Huskea's Estate v. Doody

391 So. 2d 779

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 31, 1980 | Docket: 1653650

Cited 2 times | Published

vests an heir's right to intestate property. Section 732.101(2), Florida Statutes (1979). See also In re

Odette Blanco De Fernandez v. Seaboard Marine Ltd.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Apr 14, 2025 | Docket: 68185687

Published

Argued: Jan 24, 2024

must happen before a devise vests.”); Fla. Stat. § 732.101(2) (“The decedent’s death is the event

Kathleen Steele v. Commissioner of Social Security

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 12, 2022 | Docket: 65418002

Published

passes to the decedent’s heirs,” Fla. Stat. § 732.101(1), which includes “the descendants of the dece-

Eddie Dorsey, a/k/a Eddie Dorsey, Jr., Audrey Dorsey, Cynthia Riggins, Johnnie Mae Dorsey, James Dorsey, Lillie Dorsey a/k/a Lillie Ruth Dorsey v. Franklin Robinson, Josephine Robinson, and Mary Thompson

270 So. 3d 462

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 5, 2019 | Docket: 14882795

Published

they died intestate, and who survived them. See § 732.101, Fla. Stat. (2016) (providing that any part of

Aldrich v. Basile

136 So. 3d 530, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 159, 2014 WL 1240073, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 1027

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 27, 2014 | Docket: 60240032

Published

adopted the Uniform Probate Code, it enacted section 732.101 entitled “Intestate Estate,” which provided:

Basile v. Aldrich

70 So. 3d 682, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 13243, 2011 WL 3696309

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 23, 2011 | Docket: 2352242

Published

descend under the laws of intestate succession. See § 732.101(1), Fla. Stat. (2009); Barker, 448 So.2d at 31;

Faskowitz v. Department of Legal Affairs

941 So. 2d 390, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 4671, 2006 WL 824566

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 31, 2006 | Docket: 64847716

Published

certain property was subject to the provision of section 732.101(1), Florida Statutes (1977), that “any part

Green v. Rosin (In re Rosin)

248 B.R. 625, 1998 Bankr. LEXIS 1924

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 4, 1998 | Docket: 65782043

Published

kind. . Fla.Stat. § 732.514. . Fla.Stat. § 732.101(2). . Fla.Stat. § 733.607. . Fla.Stat. § 733

Schula v. Salathe

703 So. 2d 1167, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 13928

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 12, 1997 | Docket: 64777929

Published

died intestate with regard to that property. § 732.101, Fla. Stat. (1995). Under Florida’s intestacy

Corbin v. Sherman

645 So. 2d 39, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 10398

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 24, 1994 | Docket: 64752152

Published

designated beneficiaries, intestacy resulted. § 732.101, Fla. Stat. (1989). We reverse the final judgment

In Re Estate of Corbin

645 So. 2d 39, 1994 WL 577384

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 24, 1994 | Docket: 1654486

Published

designated beneficiaries, intestacy resulted. § 732.101, Fla. Stat. (1989). We reverse the final judgment

Scruggs v. Wilson

640 So. 2d 1152, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 6315, 1994 WL 284113

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 29, 1994 | Docket: 64750028

Published

inherit did not vest until Smith died in 1992. § 732.-101(2), Fla.Stat. (1991); Garris v. Cruce, 404 So

Reid v. Whitfield

399 So. 2d 1032, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 20087

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 9, 1981 | Docket: 64583323

Published

Lubbe’s Estate, 142 So.2d 130 (Fla.2d DCA 1962); Section 732.101(1), Florida Statutes (1979). Pursuant to §

Mooney v. Mooney

395 So. 2d 608, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19029

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 25, 1981 | Docket: 64581149

Published

vests an heir’s right to intestate property. § 732.101(2), Fla.Stat. (1979); In re Estate of Burris,

In Re Estate of Russell

387 So. 2d 487, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 16990

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 20, 1980 | Docket: 1355819

Published

to receive the entire estate. He points to Section 732.101, Florida Statutes (1977), which provides that