Florida Statutes Part VI - Rules Of Construction (Ss. 732.6005-732.616)

• 732.6005 - Rules Of Construction And Intention.
  (1) The intention of the testator as expressed in the will controls the legal effect of the testator’s dispositions. The rules of construction expressed in this...
• 732.601 - Simultaneous Death Law.
  Unless a contrary intention appears in the governing instrument:(1) When title to property or its devolution depends on priority of death and there is insufficient evidence...
• 732.603 - Antilapse; Deceased Devisee; Class Gifts.
  (1) Unless a contrary intent appears in the will, if a devisee who is a grandparent, or a descendant of a grandparent, of the testator:(a) Is dead...
• 732.604 - Failure Of Testamentary Provision.
  (1) Except as provided in s. 732.603, if a devise other than a residuary devise fails for any reason, it becomes a part of the residue.(2) Except...
• 732.605 - Change In Securities; Accessions; Nonademption.
  (1) If the testator intended a specific devise of certain securities rather than their equivalent value, the specific devisee is entitled only to:(a) As much of the...
• 732.606 - Nonademption Of Specific Devises In Certain Cases; Sale By Guardian Of The Property; Unpaid Proceeds Of Sale, Condemnation, Or Insurance.
  (1) If specifically devised property is sold by a guardian of the property or if a condemnation award or insurance proceeds are paid to a guardian...
• 732.607 - Exercise Of Power Of Appointment.
  A general residuary clause in a will, or a will making general disposition of all the testator’s property, does not exercise a power of appointment...
• 732.608 - Construction Of Terms.
  The laws used to determine paternity and relationships for the purposes of intestate succession apply when determining whether class gift terminology and terms of relationship...
• 732.609 - Ademption By Satisfaction.
  Property that a testator gave to a person in the testator’s lifetime is treated as a satisfaction of a devise to that person, in whole...
• 732.611 - Devises To Multigeneration Classes To Be Per Stirpes.
  Unless the will provides otherwise, all devises to descendants, issue, and other multigeneration classes shall be per stirpes.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 38, ch. 75-220;...
• 732.615 - Reformation To Correct Mistakes.
  Upon application of any interested person, the court may reform the terms of a will, even if unambiguous, to conform the terms to the testator’s...
• 732.616 - Modification To Achieve Testator’s Tax Objectives.
  Upon application of any interested person, to achieve the testator’s tax objectives the court may modify the terms of a will in a manner that...

Last modified: September 23, 2016