§ 731.005 Short title
§ 731.011 Determination of substantive rights; procedures
§ 731.102 Construction against implied repeal
§ 731.103 Evidence as to death or status
§ 731.1035 Applicable rules of evidence
§ 731.104 Verification of documents
§ 731.105 In rem proceeding
§ 731.1055 Disposition of real property
§ 731.106 Assets of nondomiciliaries
§ 731.1065 Precious metals
§ 731.109 Seal of the court
§ 731.110 Caveat; proceedings
§ 731.155 Applicability
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes > Chapter 731 > Part I - Short Title; Construction

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Circumstantial evidence: All evidence except eyewitness testimony.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. Source: U.S. Mint
  • minor: includes any person who has not attained the age of 18 years. See Florida Statutes 1.01
  • person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Testate: To die leaving a will.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • writing: includes handwriting, printing, typewriting, and all other methods and means of forming letters and characters upon paper, stone, wood, or other materials. See Florida Statutes 1.01