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Fla. Stat. § 732.503 (2025)

Self-proof of will.

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732.503 Self-proof of will.—

(1) A will or codicil executed in conformity with s. 732.502 may be made self-proved at the time of its execution or at any subsequent date by the acknowledgment of it by the testator and the affidavits of the witnesses, made before an officer authorized to administer oaths and evidenced by the officer’s certificate attached to or following the will, in substantially the following form:

STATE OF

COUNTY OF

I, , declare to the officer taking my acknowledgment of this instrument, and to the subscribing witnesses, that I signed this instrument as my will.

Testator

We, and , have been sworn by the officer signing below, and declare to that officer on our oaths that the testator declared the instrument to be the testator’s will and signed it in our presence and that we each signed the instrument as a witness in the presence of the testator and of each other.

Witness

Acknowledged and subscribed before me by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization by the testator, (type or print testator’s name) , who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced (state type of identification—see s. 117.05(5)(b)2.) as identification, and sworn to and subscribed before me by each of the following witnesses: (type or print name of first witness) who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced (state type of identification—see s. 117.05(5)(b)2.) as identification, by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization; and (type or print name of second witness) who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced (state type of identification—see s. 117.05(5)(b)2.) as identification, by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization. Subscribed by me in the presence of the testator and the subscribing witnesses, by the means specified herein, all on (date) .

(Signature of Officer)

(Print, type, or stamp commissioned name and affix official seal)

(2) A will or codicil made self-proved under former law, or executed in another state and made self-proved under the laws of that state, shall be considered as self-proved under this section.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 21, ch. 75-220; s. 12, ch. 77-87; s. 8, ch. 93-62; s. 962, ch. 97-102; s. 18, ch. 98-246; s. 43, ch. 2001-226; s. 5, ch. 2021-205.

Note.—Created from former s. 731.071.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 17 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case: In Re Est. of Barker, 448 So. 2d 28 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).

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In Re Est. of Barker, 448 So. 2d 28 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984). · cites it 2× “The will was a rather brief, straightforward document in proper form and executed in accordance with the statutory selfproving form authorized under Section 732.503, Florida Statutes (1979).”

Jordan v. Fehr, 902 So. 2d 198 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005). · cites it 3× “Section 732.503, Florida Statutes (1999), provides for a procedure and forms by which a will may be made self-proved at the time of its execution or at any subsequent date.”

Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 732.503, Fla. Stat. Self-proof of will.”

Cody v. Cody, 127 So. 3d 753 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013). · cites it 2× “Martin’s will is self-proving, pursuant to section 732.503, Florida Statutes, and is thus admissible to probate without further proof pursuant to section 732.”

In Re Est. of Charry, 359 So. 2d 544 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978). “Immediately following his signature and on the same piece of paper was a fully executed "officer's certificate" or self-proof affidavit in the exact form set forth in Section 732.503, F.S., 1975. There was no separate attestation clause and the two witnesses signed the…”

Blits v. Blits, 468 So. 2d 320 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). · cites it 2× “Further, the will was self-proved pursuant to section 732.503, Florida Statutes (1983), which rendered it admissible to probate even without the testimony of the attesting witnesses.”

In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 50 So. 3d 578 (Fla. 2010). · cites it 2× “§ 732.503, Fla. Stat. Self-proof of will.”

Dozier v. Smith, 446 So. 2d 1107 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984). · cites it 2× “See section 732.503, Florida Statutes (1981), for the requirements to make a will or codicil self-proving.”

In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 607 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1992). · cites it 2× “§ 732.503, Fla.Stat. Self-proof of will. ⅞&§ 733.”

Pedro Camacho v. Jennifer Camacho, Etc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2026). · cites it 4× “2 In the challenged order, the probate court correctly determined that faulty notarization of the Decedent’s signature caused the 2010 Will to fail as a self-proving instrument under section 732.503 of the Florida Statutes. Section 732.”

Arlyne Beth Helfenbein v. Estelle Baval, 157 So. 3d 531 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015). · cites it 6× “Following a hearing, the trial court granted Wife’s motion, finding that the 2007 Will was not facially invalid “simply because the self-proving affidavit was executed at a date subsequent to the date of execution of the 2007 will” and quoting section 732.503, Florida Statutes…”

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules - 2019 Fast-Track Report (Fla. 2020). · cites it 2× “§ 732.503, Fla. Stat. Self-proof of will.”

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Arlyne Beth Helfenbein v. Estelle Baval, 157 So. 3d 531 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015). “Following a hearing, the trial court granted Wife’s motion, finding that the 2007 Will was not facially invalid “simply because the self-proving affidavit was executed at a date subsequent to the date of execution of the 2007 will” and quoting section 732.503, Florida Statutes…”

Pedro Camacho v. Jennifer Camacho, Etc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2026). “2 In the challenged order, the probate court correctly determined that faulty notarization of the Decedent’s signature caused the 2010 Will to fail as a self-proving instrument under section 732.503 of the Florida Statutes. Section 732.”

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