Intestate estate
Known as the Florida Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act
The act spans §§ 732–732 (93 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Kathleen Steele v. Commissioner of Social Security (2022)
Most recently applied in Odette Blanco De Fernandez v. Seaboard Marine Ltd. (April 2025)
History.--s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 8, ch. 75-220; s. 14, ch. 2001-226
(1) Any part of the estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by will passes to the decedent’s heirs as prescribed in the following sections of this code.
(2) The decedent’s death is the event that vests the heirs’ right to the decedent’s intestate property.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.