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2017 Florida Statutes

SECTION 17
Legislative intent.
F.S. 768.17
768.17 Legislative intent.It is the public policy of the state to shift the losses resulting when wrongful death occurs from the survivors of the decedent to the wrongdoer. Sections 768.16-768.26 are remedial and shall be liberally construed.
History.s. 1, ch. 72-35; s. 106, ch. 2003-1.