Florida Statutes (Last Updated: April 21, 2021) |
TITLE XLII. ESTATES AND TRUSTS |
CHAPTER 733. PROBATE CODE: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES |
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
SECTION 733.101. Venue of probate proceedings. |
SECTION 733.103. Effect of probate. |
SECTION 733.104. Suspension of statutes of limitation in favor of the personal representative. |
SECTION 733.105. Determination of beneficiaries. |
SECTION 733.1051. Limited judicial construction of will with federal tax provisions. |
SECTION 733.106. Costs and attorney fees. |
SECTION 733.1061. Fees and costs; will reformation and modification. |
SECTION 733.107. Burden of proof in contests; presumption of undue influence. |
SECTION 733.109. Revocation of probate. |
PART II. COMMENCING ADMINISTRATION |
SECTION 733.201. Proof of wills. |
SECTION 733.202. Petition. |
SECTION 733.204. Probate of a will written in a foreign language. |
SECTION 733.205. Probate of notarial will. |
SECTION 733.206. Probate of will of resident after foreign probate. |
SECTION 733.207. Establishment and probate of lost or destroyed will. |
SECTION 733.208. Discovery of later will. |
SECTION 733.209. Estates of missing persons. |
SECTION 733.212. Notice of administration; filing of objections. |
SECTION 733.2121. Notice to creditors; filing of claims. |
SECTION 733.2123. Adjudication before issuance of letters. |
SECTION 733.213. Probate as prerequisite to judicial construction of will. |
PART III. PREFERENCE IN APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE |
SECTION 733.301. Preference in appointment of personal representative. |
SECTION 733.302. Who may be appointed personal representative. |
SECTION 733.303. Persons not qualified. |
SECTION 733.304. Nonresidents. |
SECTION 733.305. Trust companies and other corporations and associations. |
SECTION 733.306. Effect of appointment of debtor. |
SECTION 733.307. Succession of administration. |
SECTION 733.308. Administrator ad litem. |
SECTION 733.309. Executor de son tort. |
SECTION 733.3101. Personal representative not qualified. |
PART IV. FIDUCIARY BONDS |
SECTION 733.402. Bond of fiduciary; when required; form. |
SECTION 733.403. Amount of bond. |
SECTION 733.404. Liability of surety. |
SECTION 733.405. Release of surety. |
SECTION 733.406. Bond premium allowable as expense of administration. |
PART V. CURATORS; RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES |
SECTION 733.501. Curators. |
SECTION 733.502. Resignation of personal representative. |
SECTION 733.503. Appointment of successor upon resignation. |
SECTION 733.5035. Surrender of assets after resignation. |
SECTION 733.5036. Accounting and discharge following resignation. |
SECTION 733.504. Removal of personal representative; causes for removal. |
SECTION 733.505. Jurisdiction in removal proceedings. |
SECTION 733.506. Proceedings for removal. |
SECTION 733.5061. Appointment of successor upon removal. |
SECTION 733.508. Accounting and discharge of removed personal representatives upon removal. |
SECTION 733.509. Surrender of assets upon removal. |
PART VI. DUTIES AND POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE |
SECTION 733.601. Time of accrual of duties and powers. |
SECTION 733.602. General duties. |
SECTION 733.603. Personal representative to proceed without court order. |
SECTION 733.604. Inventories and accountings; public records exemptions. |
SECTION 733.6065. Opening safe-deposit box. |
SECTION 733.607. Possession of estate. |
SECTION 733.608. General power of the personal representative. |
SECTION 733.609. Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty. |
SECTION 733.610. Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest. |
SECTION 733.611. Persons dealing with the personal representative; protection. |
SECTION 733.612. Transactions authorized for the personal representative; exceptions. |
SECTION 733.6121. Personal representative; powers as to environmental issues relating to property subject to administration; liability. |
SECTION 733.613. Personal representative’s right to sell real property. |
SECTION 733.614. Powers and duties of successor personal representative. |
SECTION 733.615. Joint personal representatives; when joint action required. |
SECTION 733.616. Powers of surviving personal representatives. |
SECTION 733.617. Compensation of personal representative. |
SECTION 733.6171. Compensation of attorney for the personal representative. |
SECTION 733.6175. Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate. |
SECTION 733.619. Individual liability of personal representative. |
SECTION 733.620. Exculpation of personal representative. |
PART VII. CREDITORS' CLAIMS |
SECTION 733.701. Notifying creditors. |
SECTION 733.702. Limitations on presentation of claims. |
SECTION 733.703. Form and manner of presenting claim. |
SECTION 733.704. Amendment of claims. |
SECTION 733.705. Payment of and objection to claims. |
SECTION 733.706. Executions and levies. |
SECTION 733.707. Order of payment of expenses and obligations. |
SECTION 733.708. Compromise. |
SECTION 733.710. Limitations on claims against estates. |
PART VIII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION |
SECTION 733.801. Delivery of devises and distributive shares. |
SECTION 733.802. Proceedings for compulsory payment of devises or distributive interest. |
SECTION 733.803. Encumbered property; liability for payment. |
SECTION 733.805. Order in which assets abate. |
SECTION 733.806. Advancement. |
SECTION 733.808. Death benefits; disposition of proceeds. |
SECTION 733.809. Right of retainer. |
SECTION 733.810. Distribution in kind; valuation. |
SECTION 733.811. Distribution; right or title of distributee. |
SECTION 733.812. Improper distribution or payment; liability of distributee or payee. |
SECTION 733.813. Purchasers from distributees protected. |
SECTION 733.814. Partition for purpose of distribution. |
SECTION 733.815. Private contracts among interested persons. |
SECTION 733.816. Disposition of unclaimed property held by personal representatives. |
SECTION 733.817. Apportionment of estate taxes. |
PART IX. CLOSING ESTATES |
SECTION 733.901. Final discharge. |
SECTION 733.903. Subsequent administration. |