§ 732.503, Fla. Stat. · Part V. WILLS
Self-proof of will.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) A will or codicil executed in conformity with s. 732.502 may be made self-proved at the time of its execution or at any subsequent date by the acknowledgment of it by the testator and the affidavits of the witnesses, made before an officer authorized to administer oaths and evidenced by the officer’s certificate attached to or following the will, in substantially the following form:
STATE OF ________ ________
COUNTY OF ________ ________
I, ________ ________ ________ , declare to the officer taking my acknowledgment of this instrument, and to the subscribing witnesses, that I signed this instrument as my will.
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Testator
We, ________ ________ and ________ ________ , have been sworn by the officer signing below, and declare to that officer on our oaths that the testator declared the instrument to be the testator’s will and signed it in our presence and that we each signed the instrument as a witness in the presence of the testator and of each other.
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Witness
________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________
Witness
Acknowledged and subscribed before me by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization by the testator, (type or print testator’s name) , who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced (state type of identification—see s. 117.05(5)(b)2.) as identification, and sworn to and subscribed before me by each of the following witnesses: (type or print name of first witness) who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced (state type of identification—see s. 117.05(5)(b)2.) as identification, by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization; and (type or print name of second witness) who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced (state type of identification—see s. 117.05(5)(b)2.) as identification, by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization. Subscribed by me in the presence of the testator and the subscribing witnesses, by the means specified herein, all on (date) .
(Signature of Officer)
(Print, type, or stamp commissioned name and affix official seal)
(2) A will or codicil made self-proved under former law, or executed in another state and made self-proved under the laws of that state, shall be considered as self-proved under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 21, ch. 75-220; s. 12, ch. 77-87; s. 8, ch. 93-62; s. 962, ch. 97-102; s. 18, ch. 98-246; s. 43, ch. 2001-226; s. 5, ch. 2021-205.
Note
Note.—Created from former s. 731.071.
Source of truth
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The Florida Statutes
- § 400.145, Fla. Stat.Copies of records of care and treatment of resident.Printed as s. 732.503
- § 400.611, Fla. Stat.Interdisciplinary records of care; confidentiality; release of records.Printed as s. 732.503
- § 732.522, Fla. Stat.Method and place of execution.Printed as s. 732.503
- § 732.523, Fla. Stat.Self-proof of electronic will.Printed as s. 732.503
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