§ 732.2231, Fla. Stat. · Part II. ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE;RIGHTS IN COMMUNITY PROPERTY
Protection of payors and other third parties.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Governing instrument” has the same meaning as in s. 732.2025.
(b) “Payor” means the decedent’s personal representative, a trustee of a trust created by the decedent, an insurer, business entity, employer, government, governmental agency or subdivision, or any other person authorized or obligated by law or a governing instrument to make payments.
(c) “Person” has the same meaning as in s. 732.2025.
(2) A property interest is subject to property rights under ss. 732.216-732.228; however, a payor or other third party is not liable for paying, distributing, or transferring such property to a beneficiary designated in a governing instrument, or for taking any other action in good faith reliance on the validity of a governing instrument.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 8, ch. 2024-238.
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