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Fla. Stat. § 732.101 (2025)
Intestate estate.
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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: In Re Estate of Hamel
In Re Estate of Hamel (2002)
“See § 732.101(2), Fla. Stat. (2000) (involving intestate estates); § 732.”
Basile v. Aldrich (2011)
“See § 732.101(1), Fla. Stat. (2009); Barker, 448 So.”
Odette Blanco De Fernandez v. Seaboard Marine Ltd. (2025)
“”); Fla. Stat. § 732.101 (2) (“The decedent’s death is the event that vests the heirs’ right to the decedent’s intestate property.”
Grobard v. Grobard (1980)
“" [2] Section 732.101(2), Florida Statutes (1979) provides that: "The decedent's death is the event that vests the heirs' right to intestate property.”
Layne v. Layne (2011)
“2d DCA 2003); see also § 732.101(2), Fla. Stat. (“The decedent’s death is the event that vests the heirs’ right to the decedent’s intestate property.”
Mooney v. Mooney (1981)
“In Florida, at the time of birth a child only has an expectancy that he will be an heir of his natural father. Huskea’s Estate v. Doody, 391 So.”
Phillips v. Hirshon (2007)
“")(internal citation omitted); §§ 732.101(1), 732.103(1), 732.104, Fla. Stat.”
In Re Estate of Salathe (1997)
“The decedent's holographic will is without force or effect under Florida law. § 732.502(2), Fla.”
Huskea's Estate v. Doody (1980)
“The statute provides: For the purpose of intestate succession by or from an adopted person, the adopted person is a lineal descendant of the adopting parent and is one of the natural kindred of all members of the adopting parent's family, and he is not a lineal descendant of his…”
Aldrich v. Basile (2014)
“74-106, § 1; § 732.101, Fla. Stat. (2004). The legislature adopted section 732.”
In Re Estate of Corbin (1994)
“§ 732.101, Fla. Stat. (1989). We reverse the final judgment and remand for further proceedings consistent with this decision.”
Reid v. Whitfield (1981)
“2d DCA 1962); Section 732.101(1), Florida Statutes (1979).”
— 732.101(1) — 4 cases
Basile v. Aldrich (2011)
“See § 732.101(1), Fla. Stat. (2009); Barker, 448 So.”
Phillips v. Hirshon (2007)
“")(internal citation omitted); §§ 732.101(1), 732.103(1), 732.104, Fla. Stat.”
Reid v. Whitfield (1981)
“2d DCA 1962); Section 732.101(1), Florida Statutes (1979).”
— 732.101(2) — 8 cases
In Re Estate of Hamel (2002)
“See § 732.101(2), Fla. Stat. (2000) (involving intestate estates); § 732.”
Grobard v. Grobard (1980)
“" [2] Section 732.101(2), Florida Statutes (1979) provides that: "The decedent's death is the event that vests the heirs' right to intestate property.”
Layne v. Layne (2011)
“2d DCA 2003); see also § 732.101(2), Fla. Stat. (“The decedent’s death is the event that vests the heirs’ right to the decedent’s intestate property.”
Mooney v. Mooney (1981)
“In Florida, at the time of birth a child only has an expectancy that he will be an heir of his natural father. Huskea’s Estate v. Doody, 391 So.”
Huskea's Estate v. Doody (1980)
“The statute provides: For the purpose of intestate succession by or from an adopted person, the adopted person is a lineal descendant of the adopting parent and is one of the natural kindred of all members of the adopting parent's family, and he is not a lineal descendant of his…”
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