§ 732.201, Fla. Stat. · Part II. ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE;RIGHTS IN COMMUNITY PROPERTY
Right to elective share.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
The surviving spouse of a person who dies domiciled in Florida has the right to a share of the elective estate of the decedent as provided in this part, to be designated the elective share. The election does not reduce what the spouse receives if the election were not made and the spouse is not treated as having predeceased the decedent.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 13, ch. 75-220; s. 1, ch. 99-343; s. 3, ch. 2016-189.
Note
Note.—Created from former s. 731.34.
Source of truth
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- 2026 Florida Statutes
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- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0732/0732.html
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