Florida Statute 741.23 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 741
MARRIAGE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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741.23 Husband not liable for wife’s torts.—The common-law rule whereby a husband is liable for the torts of his wife is hereby abrogated.

History.—s. 1, ch. 26829, 1951.

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Cases Citing Statute 741.23

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Tout v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co.

390 So. 2d 155, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 18102

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 18, 1980 | Docket: 1750168

Cited 10 times | Published

for the torts of his wife has been abrogated. § 741.23, Fla. Stat. (1975). Mr. Tout's argument, based

Canida v. Canida

751 So. 2d 647, 1999 WL 1241948

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 22, 1999 | Docket: 1712566

Cited 3 times | Published

father on alternate weekends. As such, under section 741.23(1) both parents are equally responsible for

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