Florida Statute 732.517 - 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. 732.517

732.517 Penalty clause for contest.—A provision in a will purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 113, ch. 75-220.

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Cases Citing Statute 732.517

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Dinkins v. Dinkins

120 So. 3d 601, 2013 WL 3834371, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 11732

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 26, 2013 | Docket: 60234150

Cited 2 times | Published

section 736.1108(1) and its probate analogue, section 732.517. On the other hand, under a clause providing

In re Estate of Lane

562 So. 2d 352, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 2806, 1990 WL 49858

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 25, 1990 | Docket: 64650931

Published

judicially imposed “in terrorem clause” contrary to section 732.517, Florida Statutes (1987), has merit. Such clauses