Online Sunshine Logo

Skip to Menu | Skip to Main Content

Official Internet Site of the Florida Legislature
June 23, 2026
Text: 'NEW Advanced Legislative Search'
Interpreter Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Finding Florida Grades K-5
Life as a Lawmaker Grades 6+
Select Year:  
The Florida Statutes

The 2001 Florida Statutes

Title XLIV
Civil Rights
Chapter 765
Health Care Advance Directives
View Entire Chapter
Section 765.516, Florida Statutes 2001

765.516  Amendment or revocation of the gift.--

(1)  A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by:

(a)  The execution and delivery to the donee of a signed statement.

(b)  An oral statement that is:

1.  Made to the donor's spouse; or

2.  Made in the presence of two persons and communicated to the donor's family or attorney or to the donee.

(c)  A statement during a terminal illness or injury addressed to an attending physician, who must communicate the revocation of the gift to the procurement organization that is certified by the state.

(d)  A signed document found on the donor's person or in the donor's effects.

(2)  Any gift made by a will may also be amended or revoked in the manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in subsection (1).

History.--s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 113, ch. 75-220; s. 3, ch. 83-171; s. 8, ch. 95-423; s. 977, ch. 97-102; s. 10, ch. 98-68; s. 66, ch. 2001-226.

Note.--Created from former s. 736.27; s. 732.916.