732.222 Purchaser for value or lender.—(1) If a surviving spouse has apparent title to property to which ss. 732.216-732.228 apply, a purchaser for value or a lender taking a security interest in the property takes the interest in the property free of any rights of the personal representative or a beneficiary of the decedent.(2) If a personal representative or a beneficiary of the decedent has apparent title to property to which ss. 732.216-732.228 apply, a purchaser for value or a lender taking a security interest in the property takes that interest in the property free of any rights of the surviving spouse.(3) A purchaser for value or a lender need not inquire whether a vendor or borrower acted properly.(4) The proceeds of a sale or creation of a security interest must be treated as the property transferred to the purchaser for value or a lender.History.—s. 9, ch. 92-200; s. 956, ch. 97-102; s. 34, ch. 2001-226.
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