Florida Statute 733.803 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 733
PROBATE CODE: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

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733.803 Encumbered property; liability for payment.—The specific devisee of any encumbered property shall be entitled to have the encumbrance on devised property paid at the expense of the residue of the estate only when the will shows that intent. A general direction in the will to pay debts does not show that intent.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 86, ch. 75-220; s. 155, ch. 2001-226.

Note.—Created from former s. 734.051.

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Woodward v. Smith

978 So. 2d 865, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 5182, 2008 WL 942044

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 9, 2008 | Docket: 64854575

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governing provision of the Florida Probate Code. Section 733.803, Florida Statutes (2002), provides that “[t]he

In re the Estate of Sterner

450 So. 2d 1256, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 13663

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 13, 1984 | Docket: 64605265

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could not require her to pay them. We agree. Section 733.803, Florida Statutes (1983), provides: The specific

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