§ 732.2125, Fla. Stat. · Part II. ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE;RIGHTS IN COMMUNITY PROPERTY
Right of election; by whom exercisable.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
The right of election may be exercised:
(1) By the surviving spouse.
(2) With approval of the court having jurisdiction of the probate proceeding by an attorney in fact or a guardian of the property of the surviving spouse. Before approving the election, the court shall determine that the election is in the best interests of the surviving spouse during the spouse’s probable lifetime.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 15, ch. 75-220; s. 12, ch. 99-343; s. 27, ch. 2001-226; s. 6, ch. 2010-132.
Note
Note.—Former s. 732.210.
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