FL BAR Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. A novation differs from an assignment because a novation: → Substitutes a new party and extinguishes the original party's liability
2. A recording act that provides that a subsequent purchaser who records first and has no notice of a prior unrecorded conveyance prevails is called a: → Race-notice statute
3. Under Florida Statutes §733.710, what is the absolute deadline for filing claims against a decedent's estate, regardless of notice or publication? → 2 years from the date of death
4. What is the purpose of a motion to dismiss under the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure? → To challenge the legal sufficiency of the complaint
5. Which exception allows warrantless searches of automobiles when police have probable cause to believe the vehicle contains contraband? → Automobile exception
6. A contractor promises to build a house by June 1st. The owner's duty to pay is an example of: → A concurrent condition
7. Which Florida Bar rule governs conflicts of interest for attorneys? → Rule 4-1.7
8. Which mens rea element requires conscious awareness and disregard of a substantial and unjustifiable risk? → Recklessly
9. Under Miranda v. Arizona, police must advise a suspect of their rights before: → Custodial interrogation
10. The parol evidence rule prevents introduction of prior or contemporaneous oral agreements that: → Contradict the terms of a fully integrated written contract
11. Under Florida constitutional and statutory law, if a decedent dies with a surviving spouse and lineal descendants, the homestead property descends as: → A life estate to the surviving spouse with vested remainder in the lineal descendants
12. Under Florida law, a notice statute protects a subsequent purchaser who: → Takes for value without notice of the prior conveyance, even if they do not record first
13. Which type of third-party beneficiary has vested rights and can sue directly on the contract? → Intended beneficiary after vesting
14. A covenant running with the land at law requires which of the following elements? → Privity of estate, intent to run, and touch and concern the land
15. Under Florida Statutes §733.702, a known creditor who is served with written notice of administration must file a claim within: → 30 days after service of the written notice
16. Under Florida's Slayer Statute (§732.802), a person who feloniously and intentionally kills the decedent is: → Barred from inheriting any property or benefit from the decedent's estate
17. Under Florida law, which of the following is a valid method of revoking a will? → Physical act such as burning or tearing with intent to revoke
18. Which of the following is an example of an intentional tort in Florida? → Battery
19. A contract for the sale of goods worth $500 or more must be evidenced by a writing under which rule? → UCC Statute of Frauds
20. A director of a Florida corporation has a duty of loyalty that is breached when the director: → Engages in a self-dealing transaction without disclosure and approval
21. How many witnesses are required for a valid will execution under Florida Statutes §732.502? → Two witnesses
22. Florida's homestead exemption protects a primary residence from forced sale by creditors, but does NOT protect against which of the following? → Purchase money mortgages and mechanic's liens
23. A completed battery under Florida law requires: → Intentional and unwanted physical contact with another person
24. Which doctrine allows a court to enforce a promise even absent consideration when the promisor should have reasonably expected the promisee to rely on it? → Promissory estoppel
25. Which interest in property grants the holder a possessory right to use another's land for a specific purpose, such as a utility corridor? → Easement in gross
26. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution is most associated with protecting individual rights from state actions? → Fourteenth Amendment
27. Under Florida law, a revocable trust generally becomes irrevocable: → Upon the death of the settlor
28. A fee simple determinable differs from a fee simple subject to a condition subsequent because the fee simple determinable: → Automatically reverts to the grantor upon the occurrence of the stated event
29. Under Florida's pretermitted child statute (§732.302), a child born after the execution of a will is entitled to: → An intestate share unless the omission appears intentional
30. What is the Supremacy Clause, and how does it affect Florida state law? → Federal law takes precedence over conflicting state law