Florida Statute 732.514 - 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. 732.514

732.514 Vesting of devises.—The death of the testator is the event that vests the right to devises unless the testator in the will has provided that some other event must happen before a devise vests.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; ss. 28, 113, ch. 75-220; s. 964, ch. 97-102; s. 47, ch. 2001-226.

Note.—Created from former ss. 731.21 and 733.102.

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Total Results: 14

Lewis v. Green

389 So. 2d 235, 11 A.L.R. 4th 927

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 24, 1980 | Docket: 1683038

Cited 13 times | Published

(1954); Annot., 160 A.L.R. 633 (1946). [18] § 732.514, Fla. Stat. (1979); 18 Fla.Jur.2d Descendant's

In Re Estate of Rice

406 So. 2d 469

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 29, 1981 | Docket: 1510040

Cited 12 times | Published

which vested the right to the devise under Section 732.514, Florida Statutes (1977). 732.514 Vesting of

In Re Estate of Hamel

821 So. 2d 1276, 2002 WL 1801769

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 7, 2002 | Docket: 1236163

Cited 8 times | Published

Stat. (2000) (involving intestate estates); § 732.514, Fla. Stat. (2000) (involving devises); Rice v

Rice v. Greene

941 So. 2d 1230, 2006 WL 3327665

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 17, 2006 | Docket: 431518

Cited 7 times | Published

true, Mr. Rice's argument fails to consider section 732.514, Florida Statutes (2004), which provides, "[t]he

Cody v. Cody

127 So. 3d 753, 2013 WL 6171299, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 18792

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 26, 2013 | Docket: 60236846

Cited 6 times | Published

away and Mr. Martin survived her. Pursuant to section 732.514, Florida Statutes, the devises in Mrs. Martin’s

Lumbert v. Estate of Carter

867 So. 2d 1175, 2004 WL 355401

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 27, 2004 | Docket: 1722583

Cited 3 times | Published

shall vest. The current applicable statute, section 732.514, Florida Statutes (2000), has not been substantially

Grobard v. Grobard

382 So. 2d 117

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 1, 1980 | Docket: 1255964

Cited 3 times | Published

Affirmed in part, reversed in part. NOTES [1] Section 732.514, Florida Statutes (1979) provides that: "The

In Re Estate of Donovan

550 So. 2d 37, 1989 WL 95303

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 16, 1989 | Docket: 1370622

Cited 2 times | Published

property in his wife if she survived him. See, § 732.514, Fla. Stat. (1985). Nothing in either document

Odette Blanco De Fernandez v. Seaboard Marine Ltd.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Apr 14, 2025 | Docket: 68185687

Published

Argued: Jan 24, 2024

Florida law suggest the opposite. See Fla. Stat. § 732.514 (“The death of the testator is the event

Kathleen Steele v. Commissioner of Social Security

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 15, 2024 | Docket: 68253593

Published

-9- create vested rights. See § 732.514, Fla. Stat. (2019); see also § 732.106, Fla.

EVA TITA v. ESTATE OF JOHN P. TITA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 2, 2022 | Docket: 63127640

Published

interest in the Company vested upon his death. See § 732.514, Fla. Stat. (2018). Once vested, the Operating

Green v. Rosin (In re Rosin)

248 B.R. 625, 1998 Bankr. LEXIS 1924

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 4, 1998 | Docket: 65782043

Published

executed. The Trustee claims that Florida Statute § 732.514 provides further support for this contention:

Williams v. Northern Trust Bank

819 F. Supp. 1042, 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9216, 1993 WL 127096

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 15, 1993 | Docket: 65983777

Published

precludes vesting of a future interest. See Fla.Stat. § 732.514 (1991) (wills); Seymour v. Seymour, 85 So.2d 726

Donovan v. Hendrickson

550 So. 2d 37, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1958, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 4664

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 16, 1989 | Docket: 64645477

Published

property in his wife if she survived him. See, § 732.514, Fla.Stat. (1985). Nothing in either document