Florida Statute 732.505 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 732
PROBATE CODE: INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS

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F.S. 732.505

732.505 Revocation by writing.—A will or codicil, or any part of either, is revoked:

(1) By a subsequent inconsistent will or codicil, even though the subsequent inconsistent will or codicil does not expressly revoke all previous wills or codicils, but the revocation extends only so far as the inconsistency.

(2) By a subsequent will, codicil, or other writing executed with the same formalities required for the execution of wills declaring the revocation.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 23, ch. 75-220; s. 13, ch. 77-87; s. 269, ch. 79-400; s. 44, ch. 2001-226.

Note.—Created from former ss. 731.12, 731.13.

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Cases Citing Statute 732.505

Total Results: 7

In Re Estate of Dickson

590 So. 2d 471, 1991 WL 247465

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 26, 1991 | Docket: 1512650

Cited 6 times | Published

employed in the instant alleged revocation, section 732.505, Florida Statutes (1989), provides a will or

Cioeta v. Estate of Linet

850 So. 2d 562, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 7956, 2003 WL 21221620

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 28, 2003 | Docket: 64824101

Cited 1 times | Published

alleged attempted alteration was invalid under section 732.505, Florida Statutes, and sought their appointment

MARGOT M. CAVEGLIA and CHRISTOPHER CAVEGLIA v. DIANA HEINEN

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 8, 2023 | Docket: 66970038

Published

found when not performed in compliance with section 732.505[.]”). This requirement of strict compliance

Dahly v. Dahly

866 So. 2d 745, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 1544, 2004 WL 256520

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 13, 2004 | Docket: 64828356

Published

formalities as a will. § 732.502, Fla. Stat. (2002). Section 732.505 of the Florida Statutes sets forth the statutory

Taft v. Zack

830 So. 2d 881, 2002 WL 31323185

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 18, 2002 | Docket: 471440

Published

codicil or other writing as contemplated by section 732.505. At best, the evidence reflects an attempt

In re Estate of Cochran

639 So. 2d 625, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 5990, 1994 WL 256954

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 14, 1994 | Docket: 64749629

Published

proceedings by filing a petition for revocation. Section 732.505(2), Florida Statutes, identifies the requirements

Bertoglio v. Dickson

590 So. 2d 471, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 11821

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 26, 1991 | Docket: 64663718

Published

employed in the instant alleged revocation, section 732. 505, Florida Statutes (1989), provides a will