Ford v. Barnes

OTT, Judge.

We hold that it is no longer required in Florida that a contract to sell homestead property be executed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

In this case, a contract for the sale of homestead property contained the signature of only one witness attesting to the execution by the seller. The trial court held that there must be two witnesses. We reverse upon the authority of our recent holding in Carroll v. Dougherty, 355 So.2d 843 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978).1

In Wickes Corp. v. Moxley, 342 So.2d 839 (Fla. 2d DCA 1977) this court discussed the constitutional provision governing the…