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Fla. Stat. § 732.111 (2025)

Dower and curtesy abolished.

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732.111 Dower and curtesy abolished.—Dower and curtesy are abolished.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 113, ch. 75-220.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1978–2005 · leading case: In Re Est. of Donner, 364 So. 2d 742 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978).
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In Re Est. of Donner, 364 So. 2d 742 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978). · cites it 2× “Under the new Florida Probate Code, effective January 1, 1976, dower is expressly abolished [§ 732.111, Fla. Stat. (1977)] and replaced by the surviving spouse's right to take an elective share [§ 732.”
Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Child. v. Zrillic, 563 So. 2d 64 (Fla. 1990). · cites it 2× “; see also § 732.111, Fla. Stat. (1985), The Probate Code provides for an elective share, §§ 732.”
Dempsey v. Dempsey, 899 So. 2d 1272 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). · cites it 2× “See § 732.111, Fla. Stat. (2003); In re Estate of Anderson, 394 So.”
In Re Brand, 251 B.R. 912 (Bankr. S.D. Florida 2000). · cites it 2× ““The elective share is a substitute for dower and curtesy, which were abolished by Section 732.111, Florida Statutes (1979).”
In Re Est. of Anderson, 394 So. 2d 1146 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981). · cites it 2× “The elective share is a substitute for dower and curtesy, which were abolished by Section 732.111, Florida Statutes (1979).”
Donner v. Anton, 364 So. 2d 742 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978). · cites it 2× “Under the new Florida Probate Code, effective January 1, 1976, dower is expressly abolished [§ 732.111, Fla.Stat. (1977)] and replaced by the surviving spouse’s right to take an elective share [§ 732.”
Amendments to Florida Prob. Rules, 807 So. 2d 622 (Fla. 2001). “Statutory Reference § 732.111 Dower and curtesy abolished.”
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