FL BAR Study Guide 2026
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📋 FL BAR Exam Format at a Glance
📚 FL BAR Topics to Study (22)
✍️ Sample FL BAR Questions & Answers
1. What percentage of the elective estate may a surviving spouse claim as an elective share under Florida Statutes §732.2065?
Florida Statutes §732.2065 sets the surviving spouse's elective share at 30% of the elective estate.
2. Which of the following is NOT a recognized exception to the Statute of Frauds for real property contracts in Florida?
Under Florida law, full payment of the purchase price alone, without possession or improvements, is generally insufficient to remove a real property contract from the Statute of Frauds.
3. In Florida, a non-compete covenant in an employment agreement is enforceable if it is:
Florida Statutes § 542.335 requires non-compete covenants to be supported by a legitimate business interest and to be reasonably limited in time, area, and scope.
4. Under Florida law, the insanity defense (M'Naghten standard) requires that the defendant, at the time of the crime:
Florida applies the M'Naghten test — a defendant is legally insane if a mental disease or defect caused them not to know the nature of the act or not to know it was wrong.
5. Lay witness opinion testimony is admissible under FRE 701 when it is:
FRE 701 allows lay opinion when it is rationally based on perception, helpful to the jury, and does not require specialized knowledge that crosses into expert testimony.
6. Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' law eliminates the duty to retreat for a person who:
Florida Statutes § 776.012 allows a person lawfully present anywhere to use deadly force without retreating if they reasonably believe it is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm.