Florida Statute 732.604 - 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. 732.604

732.604 Failure of testamentary provision.—

(1) Except as provided in s. 732.603, if a devise other than a residuary devise fails for any reason, it becomes a part of the residue.

(2) Except as provided in s. 732.603, if the residue is devised to two or more persons, the share of a residuary devisee that fails for any reason passes to the other residuary devisee, or to the other residuary devisees in proportion to the interests of each in the remaining part of the residue.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 113, ch. 75-220; s. 968, ch. 97-102; s. 52, ch. 2001-226; s. 29, ch. 2003-154; s. 34, ch. 2006-217.

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Hulsh v. Hulsh

431 So. 2d 658

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 3, 1983 | Docket: 1512017

Cited 20 times | Published

and pass to the other residuary legatee, see § 732.604, Fla. Stat. (1979), Sorrells v. McNally, 89 Fla

In Re Estate of Wagner

423 So. 2d 400

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 3, 1982 | Docket: 1528795

Cited 4 times | Published

stirpes in place of the deceased devisee... . Section 732.604, Florida Statutes (1979), the lapse statute

In Re Estate of Lewis

411 So. 2d 368, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 19688

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 31, 1982 | Docket: 1327322

Cited 4 times | Published

interest, if avoided, falls into the residue. Section 732.604, Florida Statute (1980). The widow has an interest

Basile v. Aldrich

70 So. 3d 682, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 13243, 2011 WL 3696309

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 23, 2011 | Docket: 2352242

Published

*691Death Law”), section 732.603 (“Antilapse”), section 732.604 (“Failure of testamentary provision”), section

Goldenberg v. Golden

769 So. 2d 1144, 2000 WL 1629934

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 1, 2000 | Docket: 1739129

Published

to Robin as the other residuary devisee. See § 732.604(2), Fla. Stat. (1999). This argument, too, is

In re Estate of Herman

427 So. 2d 195, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 22277

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 10, 1982 | Docket: 64595235

Published

file the petition. It reasoned that whether section 732.604(1).2 or (2),3 Florida Statutes (1977) applied

Lyman v. Folan

423 So. 2d 400, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21507

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 3, 1982 | Docket: 64593918

Published

stirpes in place of the deceased devisee .... Section 732.604, Florida Statutes (1979), the lapse statute