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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 Est. of Hamel, 821 So. 2d 1276 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).

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In Re Est. of Hamel, 821 So. 2d 1276 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002). · cites it 2× “See § 732.101(2), Fla. Stat. (2000) (involving intestate estates); § 732.”

Basile v. Aldrich, 70 So. 3d 682 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011). · cites it 4× “See § 732.101(1), Fla. Stat. (2009); Barker, 448 So.”

Odette Blanco De Fernandez v. Seaboard Marine Ltd., 135 F.4th 939 (11th Cir. 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, 382 So. 2d 117 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980). · cites it 2× “" [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, 74 So. 3d 161 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011). · cites it 2× “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, 395 So. 2d 608 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981). · cites it 2× “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, 958 So. 2d 425 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007). “")(internal citation omitted); §§ 732.101(1), 732.103(1), 732.104, Fla. Stat.”

In Re Est. of Salathe, 703 So. 2d 1167 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997). · cites it 2× “The decedent's holographic will is without force or effect under Florida law. § 732.502(2), Fla.”

Huskea's Est. v. Doody, 391 So. 2d 779 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980). · cites it 2× “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, 136 So. 3d 530 (Fla. 2014). · cites it 3× “74-106, § 1; § 732.101, Fla. Stat. (2004). The legislature adopted section 732.”

In Re Est. of Corbin, 645 So. 2d 39 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994). · cites it 2× “§ 732.101, Fla. Stat. (1989). We reverse the final judgment and remand for further proceedings consistent with this decision.”

Reid v. Whitfield, 399 So. 2d 1032 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). · cites it 2× “2d DCA 1962); Section 732.101(1), Florida Statutes (1979).”

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— 732.101(1) — 4 cases

Basile v. Aldrich, 70 So. 3d 682 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011). “See § 732.101(1), Fla. Stat. (2009); Barker, 448 So.”

Phillips v. Hirshon, 958 So. 2d 425 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007). “")(internal citation omitted); §§ 732.101(1), 732.103(1), 732.104, Fla. Stat.”

Reid v. Whitfield, 399 So. 2d 1032 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). “2d DCA 1962); Section 732.101(1), Florida Statutes (1979).”

Faskowitz v. Dep't of Legal Affairs, 941 So. 2d 390 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006).

— 732.101(2) — 8 cases

In Re Est. of Hamel, 821 So. 2d 1276 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002). “See § 732.101(2), Fla. Stat. (2000) (involving intestate estates); § 732.”

Grobard v. Grobard, 382 So. 2d 117 (Fla. 3d DCA 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, 74 So. 3d 161 (Fla. 1st DCA 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, 395 So. 2d 608 (Fla. 5th DCA 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 Est. v. Doody, 391 So. 2d 779 (Fla. 4th DCA 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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