Florida Statutes
Title XLII - Estates and Trusts
Chapter 733 - Probate Code: Administration of Estates

Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 733.101-733.109)

733.101 - Venue of probate proceedings. - (1) The venue for probate of wills and granting letters...

733.103 - Effect of probate. - (1) Until admitted to probate in this state or in...

733.104 - Suspension of statutes of limitation in favor of the personal representative. - (1) If a person entitled to bring an action dies...

733.105 - Determination of beneficiaries. - (1) When property passes by intestate succession or the will...

733.1051 - Limited judicial construction of will with federal tax provisions. - (1) Upon the application of a personal representative or a...

733.106 - Costs and attorney fees. - (1) In all probate proceedings, costs may be awarded as...

733.1061 - Fees and costs; will reformation and modification. - (1) In a proceeding arising under s. 732.615 or s....

733.107 - Burden of proof in contests; presumption of undue influence. - (1) In all proceedings contesting the validity of a will,...

733.109 - Revocation of probate. - (1) A proceeding to revoke the probate of a will...

Part II - Commencing Administration (Ss. 733.201-733.213)

733.201 - Proof of wills. - (1) Self-proved wills executed in accordance with this code may...

733.202 - Petition. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 52, ch. 75-220; s. 19,...

733.204 - Probate of a will written in a foreign language. - (1) No will written in a foreign language shall be...

733.205 - Probate of notarial will. - (1) When a copy of a notarial will in the...

733.206 - Probate of will of resident after foreign probate. - (1) If a will of any person who dies a...

733.207 - Establishment and probate of lost or destroyed will. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 57, ch. 75-220; s. 91,...

733.208 - Discovery of later will. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 58, ch. 75-220; s. 92,...

733.209 - Estates of missing persons. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 93, ch. 2001-226. Note.—Created from...

733.212 - Notice of administration; filing of objections. - (1) The personal representative shall promptly serve a copy of...

733.2121 - Notice to creditors; filing of claims. - (1) Unless creditors’ claims are otherwise barred by s. 733.710,...

733.2123 - Adjudication before issuance of letters. - History.—s. 60, ch. 75-220; s. 2, ch. 81-27; s. 987,...

733.213 - Probate as prerequisite to judicial construction of will. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 61, ch. 75-220; s. 97,...

Part III - Preference in Appointment and Qualifications of Personal Representative (Ss. 733.301-733.3101)

733.301 - Preference in appointment of personal representative. - (1) In granting letters of administration, the following order of...

733.302 - Who may be appointed personal representative. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 63, ch. 75-220; s. 5,...

733.303 - Persons not qualified. - (1) A person is not qualified to act as a...

733.304 - Nonresidents. - (1) A legally adopted child or adoptive parent of the...

733.305 - Trust companies and other corporations and associations. - (1) All trust companies incorporated under the laws of Florida,...

733.306 - Effect of appointment of debtor. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 63, ch. 75-220; s. 101,...

733.307 - Succession of administration. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 64, ch. 75-220; s. 102,...

733.308 - Administrator ad litem. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 65, ch. 75-220; s. 103,...

733.309 - Executor de son tort. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 65, ch. 75-220; s. 991,...

733.3101 - Personal representative not qualified. - (1) A personal representative shall resign immediately if the personal...

Part IV - Fiduciary Bonds (Ss. 733.402-733.406)

733.402 - Bond of fiduciary; when required; form. - (1) Unless the bond requirement has been waived by the...

733.403 - Amount of bond. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 67, ch. 75-220; s. 108,...

733.404 - Liability of surety. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 68, ch. 75-220; s. 109,...

733.405 - Release of surety. - (1) Subject to the limitations of this section, on the...

733.406 - Bond premium allowable as expense of administration. - History.—s. 613, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1,...

Part V - Curators; Resignation and Removal of Personal Representatives (Ss. 733.501-733.509)

733.501 - Curators. - (1) When it is necessary, the court may appoint a...

733.502 - Resignation of personal representative. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 69, ch. 75-220; s. 25,...

733.503 - Appointment of successor upon resignation. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 69, ch. 75-220; s. 997,...

733.5035 - Surrender of assets after resignation. - History.—s. 115, ch. 2001-226.

733.5036 - Accounting and discharge following resignation. - (1) A resigning personal representative shall file and serve a...

733.504 - Removal of personal representative; causes for removal. - (1) Adjudication that the personal representative is incapacitated. (2) Physical...

733.505 - Jurisdiction in removal proceedings. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 118, ch. 2001-226. Note.—Created from...

733.506 - Proceedings for removal. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 71, ch. 75-220; s. 119,...

733.5061 - Appointment of successor upon removal. - History.—s. 120, ch. 2001-226.

733.508 - Accounting and discharge of removed personal representatives upon removal. - (1) A removed personal representative shall file and serve a...

733.509 - Surrender of assets upon removal. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 73, ch. 75-220; s. 123,...

Part VI - Duties and Powers of Personal Representative (Ss. 733.601-733.620)

733.601 - Time of accrual of duties and powers. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 74, ch. 75-220; s. 1000,...

733.602 - General duties. - (1) A personal representative is a fiduciary who shall observe...

733.603 - Personal representative to proceed without court order. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 1002, ch. 97-102; s. 126,...

733.604 - Inventories and accountings; public records exemptions. - (1)(a) Unless an inventory has been previously filed, a personal...

733.6065 - Opening safe-deposit box. - (1) Subject to the provisions of s. 655.936(2), the initial...

733.607 - Possession of estate. - (1) Except as otherwise provided by a decedent’s will, every...

733.608 - General power of the personal representative. - (1) All real and personal property of the decedent, except...

733.609 - Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty. - (1) A personal representative’s fiduciary duty is the same as...

733.610 - Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest. - (1) The will or a contract entered into by the...

733.611 - Persons dealing with the personal representative; protection. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 78, ch. 75-220; s. 30,...

733.612 - Transactions authorized for the personal representative; exceptions. - (1) Retain assets owned by the decedent, pending distribution or...

733.6121 - Personal representative; powers as to environmental issues relating to property subject to administration; liability. - (1) Except as otherwise provided by the will or by...

733.613 - Personal representative’s right to sell real property. - (1) When a personal representative of an intestate estate, or...

733.614 - Powers and duties of successor personal representative. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 78, ch. 75-220; s. 1012,...

733.615 - Joint personal representatives; when joint action required. - (1) If two or more persons are appointed joint personal...

733.616 - Powers of surviving personal representatives. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 140, ch. 2001-226. Note.—Created from...

733.617 - Compensation of personal representative. - (1) A personal representative shall be entitled to a commission...

733.6171 - Compensation of attorney for the personal representative. - (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)(d), attorneys for personal...

733.6175 - Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate. - (1) The court may review the propriety of the employment...

733.619 - Individual liability of personal representative. - (1) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, a personal representative...

733.620 - Exculpation of personal representative. - (1) A term of a will relieving a personal representative...

Part VII - Creditors’ Claims (Ss. 733.701-733.710)

733.701 - Notifying creditors. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 83, ch. 75-220; s. 33,...

733.702 - Limitations on presentation of claims. - (1) If not barred by s. 733.710, no claim or...

733.703 - Form and manner of presenting claim. - (1) A creditor shall file a written statement of the...

733.704 - Amendment of claims. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 148,...

733.705 - Payment of and objection to claims. - (1) The personal representative shall pay all claims within 1...

733.706 - Executions and levies. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 86, ch. 75-220; s. 8,...

733.707 - Order of payment of expenses and obligations. - (1) The personal representative shall pay the expenses of the...

733.708 - Compromise. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 86, ch. 75-220; s. 151,...

733.710 - Limitations on claims against estates. - (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the code, 2 years...

Part VIII - Special Provisions for Distribution (Ss. 733.801-733.817)

733.801 - Delivery of devises and distributive shares. - (1) No personal representative shall be required to pay or...

733.802 - Proceedings for compulsory payment of devises or distributive interest. - (1) Before final distribution, no personal representative shall be compelled:...

733.803 - Encumbered property; liability for payment. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 86, ch. 75-220; s. 155,...

733.805 - Order in which assets abate. - (1) Funds or property designated by the will shall be...

733.806 - Advancement. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 1021, ch. 97-102; s. 157,...

733.808 - Death benefits; disposition of proceeds. - (1) Death benefits of any kind, including, but not limited...

733.809 - Right of retainer. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 39, ch. 77-87; s. 1022,...

733.810 - Distribution in kind; valuation. - (1) Assets shall be distributed in kind unless: (a) A...

733.811 - Distribution; right or title of distributee. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 161, ch. 2001-226.

733.812 - Improper distribution or payment; liability of distributee or payee. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 92, ch. 75-220; s. 1023,...

733.813 - Purchasers from distributees protected. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 163, ch. 2001-226.

733.814 - Partition for purpose of distribution. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 164, ch. 2001-226.

733.815 - Private contracts among interested persons. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 94, ch. 75-220; s. 1024,...

733.816 - Disposition of unclaimed property held by personal representatives. - (1) In all cases in which there is unclaimed property...

733.817 - Apportionment of estate taxes. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Fiduciary”...

Part IX - Closing Estates (Ss. 733.901, 733.903)

733.901 - Final discharge. - (1) After administration has been completed, the personal representative shall...

733.903 - Subsequent administration. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 96, ch. 75-220; s. 1,...

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Florida Statutes Title XLII - Estates and Trusts Chapter 733 - Probate Code: Administration of Estates

Florida Statutes
Title XLII - Estates and Trusts
Chapter 733 - Probate Code: Administration of Estates