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739.402 - When Disclaimer Is Barred or Limited.

FL Stat § 739.402 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) A disclaimer is barred by a written waiver of the right to disclaim.

(2) A disclaimer of an interest in property is barred if any of the following events occur before the disclaimer becomes effective:

(a) The disclaimant accepts the interest sought to be disclaimed;

(b) The disclaimant voluntarily assigns, conveys, encumbers, pledges, or transfers the interest sought to be disclaimed or contracts to do so;

(c) The interest sought to be disclaimed is sold pursuant to a judicial sale; or

(d) The disclaimant is insolvent when the disclaimer becomes irrevocable.

(3) A disclaimer, in whole or in part, of the future exercise of a power held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by its previous exercise.

(4) A disclaimer, in whole or in part, of the future exercise of a power not held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by its previous exercise unless the power is exercisable in favor of the disclaimant.

(5) A disclaimer of an interest in, or a power over, property which is barred by this section is ineffective.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2005-108; s. 17, ch. 2009-115.

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739.402 - When Disclaimer Is Barred or Limited.